Hayley教口语,“可望不可及”用英语怎么说?

2021-10-12 14:17:16  每日学英语
jam tomorrow

something good that is promised but never happens

许而不予的好东西,可望不可及的东西

这个表达来源于一个叫做“Through the Looking Glass”的儿童故事,有一位“红皇后”说:“The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday,but never jam today”,意思是明天有果酱,昨天有果酱,但今天永远不会有果酱,意味着你永远都无法享用到果酱。因此,jam tomorrow

意思是许诺但永不兑现的东西,可望而不可及的事物。

As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.

小时候,大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。

They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.

他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。

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