大家好,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——a month of Sundays, 這個短語的含義不是指「一個月的星期天」,其正確的含義是:
a month of Sundays 很久(經常指不確定的一段時間),永遠
He's never going to get that finished in a month of Sundays!
他才不會把它完成呢!
A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?"
你認為薩曼莎會同意和傑克約會嗎?
B: "Not in a month of Sundays!"
永遠都不會!
We'll be here for a month of Sundays trying to sort through all this paperwork!
我們要花很久的時間才能整理好這些文書工作。
『Do you think she』ll be able to sell the house at that price?』
你覺得他會以那價格賣掉房子嗎?
『Not in a month of Sundays. It’s far too much.』
永遠都不會,價格太高了。
It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.
要花你很久的時間才會把那些柴劈完。