01
“I need it yesterday”是什么意思?
need (sth) yesterday是一个固定表达
表示to need, require, or desire something very urgently or as soon as possible
即:急切地或尽快地需要、要求或渴望某物
所以I need it yesterday指:
我现在/马上就需要它!
我急切需要它!
例:
I need those expense reports yesterday! We can't start the meeting without them!
我现在急需那些费用报告! 没有它们我们无法开会!
02
“I wasn't born yesterday”是什么意思?
not be born yesterday用来比喻一个人不容易受骗
即:不傻;不易上当
I wasn't born yesterday意思是:
我不会轻易被骗的。
相当于中文里的:
我又不是三岁小孩。
例:
You don't fool me, I wasn't born yesterday.
不要愚弄我,我可不是三岁小孩。
03
“jam tomorrow”是什么意思?
这个表达来源于《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》
里面的王后说:
It's jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
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
后来jam tomorrow就延伸表达:
许诺却无法兑现的东西;可望不可及的事物
例:
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。
04
“here today, gone tomorrow”是什么意思?
here today, gone tomorrow 今天来,明天走
也就是我们常说的“昙花一现”
例:
A lot of new internet companies are here today and gone tomorrow.
大量新涌现的互联网公司都只是昙花一现。
“昙花一现”还可以用a flash in the pan
例:
Sadly, their success was just a flash in the pan.
不幸的是,他们的成功仅仅是昙花一现。
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