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双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

的有关信息介绍如下:

“pie in the sky” 并非 “天上掉馅饼” 的意思,它表示“不切实际的目标”、“不太可能实现的东西”、“不现实的计划、承诺或者空想”。

双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

例句:

Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.

他们的创业计划只是空中楼阁。

I wanted to be a major league baseball player, but I knew it was probably pie in the sky.

我想成为大联盟的棒球运动员,但我知道这可能是空想。

起源:

“pie in the sky” 这个表达已有超过100年的历史,最早由瑞典移居美国的作曲家乔·希尔首创。1911年,他创作了歌曲 The Preacher and the Slave,批评神学专注于灵魂救赎而非填饱肚子,其中歌词包含这一短语。

二战时期,该短语真正流传开来,用于比喻任何不可能实现的未来幸福前景。例如,1939年《弗雷斯诺蜜蜂报》的文章中提到商界对华盛顿“仅靠战争订单就能吃到天上的馅饼”的承诺表示怀疑。

双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

其他与 “pie” 相关的短语:

含义:非常简单。

例句:

Getting the permit turned out to be as easy as pie.

获得许可证原来是易如反掌。

For Judy, getting a pilot’s license was easy as pie – she seemed to have a natural talent for it.

对朱迪来说,考取飞行员执照易如反掌——她似乎天生就有这方面的天赋。

双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

as nice as pie:

含义:讨人喜欢,形容人非常友善可亲(尤其是意想不到的情况下)。

例句:

I thought she’d be really scary but she was as nice as pie.

我以为她会很可怕,但她人很好。

Mr. Stewart may seem crotchety, but actually he’s as nice as pie—he’s helped me carry my groceries many times.

斯图尔特先生看起来脾气不好,但实际上他人很好,他帮我拎过很多次杂货。

eat humble pie:

含义:道歉,赔不是。

例句:

After boasting that his company could outperform the industry’s best, he’s been forced to eat humble pie.

在吹嘘自己的公司可以超越业内最佳公司之后,他不得不道歉。

双语热词 | “pie in the sky”=天上掉馅饼?

have a finger in the pie:

含义:染指,掺一脚,干涉。

例句:

Mom is now calling me every hour, and I’m sure you had a finger in the pie—what exactly did you tell her?

妈妈现在每隔一小时就给我打电话,我肯定你也掺了一脚,你到底跟她说了什么?

have a finger in every pie:

含义:好管闲事,事事参与。

例句:

Monica wouldn’t be so busy and stressed if she didn’t have a finger in every pie.

如果莫妮卡不是好管闲事,她就不会如此忙碌和紧张。

to have a finger in many pies:

含义:样样事都要插一手。

a piece/slice/share of the pie:

含义:(金钱、利润等的)一份、一杯羹。

例句:

The employees applauded when the boss announced everyone was getting a slice of the pie in the form of a holiday bonus.

当老板宣布每个人都能以节日奖金的形式分得一杯羹时,员工们报以热烈的掌声。