To promise the moon 向(某人)作無法兌現(xiàn)的承諾

2023-03-23 16:26:13  每日學(xué)英語
to promise the moon直譯的意思是:向某人許諾月亮。其實這里的月亮和不切實際同義,即向(某人)作無法兌現(xiàn)的承諾;作出過度承諾。

【例句】
My husband promised me the moon when we got married: a big mansion, a flashy car and all the diamonds I could wear. But none of it happened!
我的丈夫在我們結(jié)婚時向我承諾:一座大豪宅、一輛華麗的汽車和所有我可以佩戴的鉆石。但這一切都沒有發(fā)生!

Greece is right to promise the moon, to gain the time to eliminate its primary deficit more smoothly.
希臘作出難以兌現(xiàn)的承諾,以便贏取時間更平穩(wěn)地消除其基本赤字,這種做法沒錯。

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