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熟悉咔咔的同學應該知道咔咔喜歡霸道總裁文。之前我們學到過一句非常有霸道氣質的英語叫做My way or the highway,要麼聽我的,要麼你就滾。
但是如果你想低調炫富,只要掌握這一句話「The sky is the limit!」酷!
字面意思是說天空是極限,延伸過來也就是相當於沒有限制。There is no limit。
你可以做任何你想做的事情,買任何你想買的東西。來瞅瞅。
第一種用法
The sky is the limit常用在錢方面,花錢無限制。比如說下面這個場景,看人家男朋友多大方。實名羨慕啊!
①
Boyfriend: Don’t worry about the price. Take anything you like, Gucci, Lv, Channel, you name it.
Girlfriend: Really? but I don’t want to make you pay too much.
Boyfriend: Just go ahead, try on the most expensive dress, take as many handbags as you like. The sky’s the limit!
Girlfriend: No, that’s not right. I shoulddepend on myself and pay by myself.
男朋友:別擔心價格。你喜歡什麼就拿什麼,古琦、Lv、香奈兒,隨便你說。
女友:真的嗎?但我不想讓你破費。
男朋友:去吧,試最昂貴的衣服,想拿多少包就拿多少包。上不封頂!
女朋友:不,這樣不好。我應該自力更生,自己付帳。
這樣的女朋友,也給我拿一打!不拜金(gold-digger拜金女),經濟獨立。
當然,對你好的人跟你說:The sky is the limit,你可能是歡歡喜喜。
但是如果一些推銷人員,抱有這種想法,你真該頭大了。比如說下面這個。
②The car dealer called me several times to buy a Porsche, but how could I afford such a car with a salary of 2,000 yuan per month? I wonder why he would think the sky is the limit for me in terms of buying cars.
汽車銷售商(car dealer)給我打了好幾次電話,要我買一輛保時捷。可是我這麼個一個月才拿2000元工資的人,怎麼買得起這樣一輛車呢?我納悶他為嘛認為在買汽車上,我是預算無極限的。
第二種用法
那The sky is the limit除了用於說價格無限制所或者是說你隨便買,它也經常用於形容年輕人的潛力無限喲。
一步一個腳印,走得踏實,你就能觸到天空!
也就是表達Anything is possible的意思。比如說下面這一個對話。
②
- I』ve been working in the company for a month but I’m not making any progress. Maybe, it’s hard for me to have a promotion.
- What? One month is hardly any time at all. You have to be patient and work hard. I’m sure if you could stick with it, you could get promoted very soon. Maybe one day you』ll even become the CEO.
- Is it possible?
- Anything is possible. The sky’s the limit.
- 我在這家公司已經工作一個月了,但是沒有任何進步。也許,對我來說升職很難。
- 什麼?一個月根本不算啥。你必須有耐心,努力工作。我相信如果你能堅持下去,你很快就會升職的。也許有一天你甚至會成為執行長。
- 這可能嗎?
- 一切皆有可能。你要相信年輕人潛力無限哦。
今日卡片
好了,這就是我們今天關於The sky is the limit的學習,你學會了嗎?如果一個男人跟你說「The sky is the limit!」媽呀,你動心嗎?