The manager rated him soundly and then dismissed him.是什么意思？

The manager rated him soundly and then dismissed him.

经理狠狠地骂了他一顿然后把他开除了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

manager

n. 处理者，经理，管理人，干事，理事，〈美〉（政党等的）领袖，策士，干才，干练的人；

例句
Any manager knows that his company will start falling apart if his attention wanders...
每个经理都知道只要自己的注意力有所分散，公司就会分崩离析。

rated

adj. 定价的，额定的；v. 估价( rate的过去式和过去分词 )，值得，责骂，定级；

例句
Sinclair essayed a smile but it could hardly have been rated as a success.
辛克莱想试着微笑一下，但根本没有笑出来。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

soundly

adv. 完好地，健全地，正确地，严厉地，酣畅地；

例句
Duke was soundly defeated in this month's Louisiana governor's race.
杜克在本月的路易斯安那州长竞选中大败而归。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

then

adv. 那时，然后，那么，话说回来；adj. 当时的，那时的；

例句
Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
莉兹调了调后视镜，将车子挪出了停车位。

dismissed

v. 解雇( dismiss的过去式和过去分词 )，（使击球员或球队）退场，使退去，驳回；

例句
He dismissed guerrilla warfare as 'adventurism.'
他对游击战嗤之以鼻，认为那是一种“冒险主义”。