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We have a phrase to express that the speaker takes the view of dim and thinks there's no possibility to do anything, depressed. How should we put it? 【oh , Juliet, it's easy as a pie, they are: The future looks black. /The prospects are dim./Things look very dim. Blah , blah blah...】yeah, Lucy, you are really smart as a whip. However, today I would like to share a classic one with you. Please listen to the dialogue and find it .
A :Why did Jim quit the job.
B : He said his present job seemed to be a blind alley.
A : If he doesn't change his attitude toward work, I don't think a new job can make any difference.
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Now have you found it? 【Juliet，is it "a blind alley".】Yeah, dead right, it is a blind alley. It's an idiom and figure of speech. Alley 是“胡同，巷子”的意思。Blind 是“瞎的，盲目的”意思，a blind alley 字面上的意思是 一条瞎的胡同，we could give our rein into imagination. 一条瞎的胡同是不是黑暗的，黑暗的胡同我们什么都看不到，看不到我们也就不知怎么走，那就是比喻“走不通的，前途暗淡的”意思。And in addition , it is the use of a double meaning. 【Juliet， what's called a double meaning?】A double meaning 就是语义双关的意思。A blind alley 可以说是一条走不通的巷子，也可以说是前途暗淡的。
For example :
1 We drove into a blind alley and had to back out.
我们把车子开进了一条死胡同,只得退出来。
2 His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
3 You are heading into a blind alley.
你的想法行不通。
