大家好，歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——buy the box, 這個短語的含義不是指「買盒子」，其正確的含義是：
buy the box 死，將要死
box在短語中代表的是「coffin」 ——棺材
Did you hear that Johnny bought the box? What a shame. I think the funeral is next Tuesday.
你聽說約翰尼死了嗎？太可惜了，我想葬禮在下周二舉行 ！
When I was in that accident, I was so scared that I would buy the box.
當我出車禍的時候，我很害怕以至於我感覺自己要死了。
He would die a very happy person if he could stay in music his whole life.
如果他這一生都能生活在音樂之中，就是死，他也會死得快樂。
She'd rather buy the box than receive help from her competitors.
她寧願死也不願意接受競爭對手的幫助。
He had been horrifically assaulted before he bought the box.
他死之前曾遭人毒打。