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A pipe dream 白日梦

A pipe dream 白日梦

今日短语

一个人即使计划得再好,如果没有切实可行的条件,那梦想就如同烟雾一般虚无飘渺。我们通常使用英语表达“a pipe dream”来指出某人的计划或想法“如同白日做梦一般,行不通”。这个说法有消极意味,所以不能用来描述 “梦想、美梦”等相对积极的概念。

例句

My mother says my father’s plan to sail around the world in his retirement is just a pipe dream.
我母亲说,父亲想要在退休后扬帆出海、环游世界的计划只是白日做梦。

The marketing manager is very confident and insists that her plan to increase company sales by 150% is not a pipe dream.
市场部经理坚信她计划提升公司销售额150%的方案不是空想。

My brother’s laziness is evidence that his dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur is just a pipe dream.
我弟弟的懒惰足以证明,他想要成为成功企业家的黄粱美梦是行不通的。

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