Mess up a sure thing 煮熟的鸭子飞了
大家好,欢迎来到小强英语。在汉语当中,我们有这么一句俗语——“煮熟的鸭子飞了”,来比喻有把握到手的东西意外失去了,或者是掌握不好机会。“煮熟的鸭子”可以用sure thing来表达,比如说:
You can't lose! It's a sure thing!
你不会失败的!铁定的!
而“煮熟的鸭子飞了”则可以说mess up a sure thing.比如:
Everyone thought he was going to win the election, but with that stupid mistake, he messed up the sure thing.
大伙儿都以为他会在选举中胜出,结果他犯了个愚蠢的错误,煮熟的鸭子飞了。
看来在生活当中,即使成功的机会很大,我们也要小心行事,以免煮熟的鸭子飞了啊!我是小强,下期再会!
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