結(jié)婚十周年,我老公想好好犒勞我一下,所以可以隨便點(diǎn)菜,the sky's the limit.
說到結(jié)婚,讓我們一起聽聽下面這個(gè)要嫁女兒的老爸的經(jīng)歷。
例句-1: Our daughter's wedding planner has lots of ideas. He suggests we have the reception at a five-star hotel featuring a lobster dinner on fine china and get a full orchestra to play. Huh? Does he think the sky is the limit? Of course, we want her special day to be memorable. But it will have to be on a much more modest budget.
這個(gè)人說:我女兒的婚禮策劃師的主意多得不得了。他建議我們?cè)谖逍羌?jí)酒店里舉辦婚禮,用上好的餐具,吃龍蝦大餐,再請(qǐng)個(gè)樂隊(duì)伴奏。什么?難道他以為花多少錢都可以嗎?我們當(dāng)然希望女兒能有一個(gè)一輩子難忘的婚禮,但前提條件是,預(yù)算必須小得多。
這倒讓我想起我的修車師。每次我去換機(jī)油,他都會(huì)提出一大堆建議,換個(gè)新的空氣濾清器,換個(gè)新的擋風(fēng)玻璃刮水器什么的,有時(shí)候,我真覺得他是在騙我。不過,我也很明確,don't let him think that the sky is the limit.
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The sky's the limit,還可以用來形容年輕人潛力無窮。在下面這個(gè)例子里,高中田徑校隊(duì)的教練談到了自己一個(gè)叫Dave的隊(duì)員。
例句-2: Dave is one of the hottest track and field athletes in the nation. He's already being talked about for the U.S. Olympic Team and is picking up endorsements from several sponsors. His good looks and winning personality only add to his potential for a successful future. As far as I can see, the sky is the limit.
這個(gè)教練說:Dave是全國最有前途的田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員之一,已經(jīng)有人開始說,他可能會(huì)進(jìn)入美國奧林匹克代表隊(duì)了,而且他已經(jīng)簽了幾家贊助商。他英俊的外表和積極向上的性格也會(huì)為他日后的成功加分。要讓我說,他前程無量。
嘿,沒準(zhǔn)我可以把這個(gè)田徑選手找來參加我們的訪談節(jié)目呢!
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要想提高英語聽說能力,一定要堅(jiān)持收聽我們的英語教學(xué)節(jié)目。能提高到什么程度呢? 要我說,The sky's the limit.