英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)：Like ships that pass in the night 一面之緣，擦肩而過(guò)

表達(dá) “like ships that pass in the night” 用來(lái)形容 “兩個(gè)人在為數(shù)不多的短暫碰面之后，再也無(wú)緣相見(jiàn)”，就好比夜晚交錯(cuò)而過(guò)的兩只船一樣。人們也會(huì)用這個(gè)表達(dá)來(lái)感嘆 “似乎總是與某人擦肩而過(guò)”，比如，兩個(gè)家庭成員總是沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)在同一時(shí)間出現(xiàn)在同一地點(diǎn)。
這個(gè)表達(dá)也可以被簡(jiǎn)略地說(shuō)成 “like ships in the night”，意思相同。

例句
I met Renard on the train to work, and we became friends right away. Sadly, I’ve never seen him again. We are like ships that pass in the night.
我在上班的火車上遇見(jiàn)了雷納德，我們很快就成為了朋友。但很遺憾，后來(lái)我再也沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)他。我們只有一面之緣。

It’s nice to see you again! We’ve been like ships that pass in the night – always missing each other.
很高興再次見(jiàn)到你！我們之前總是和對(duì)方失之交臂，碰不到一起。

I rarely see my wife. She goes to work as I’m arriving home. We’re like ships in the night.
我很難見(jiàn)到我的妻子。當(dāng)我回到家時(shí)，她正要去上班。我倆總是擦肩而過(guò)。