迷你對(duì)話
A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our production Africa.
或許我們可以再非洲對(duì)我們的產(chǎn)品開(kāi)拓一個(gè)市場(chǎng)。
B: Get real! According to our research, there is nomarket for our product in Africa.
別做夢(mèng)了!根據(jù)我們的調(diào)查,我們的產(chǎn)品在非洲沒(méi)有市場(chǎng)的。
地道表達(dá)
get real
1. 解詞釋義
Real是“現(xiàn)實(shí)的,實(shí)際的”的意思,那么,“Get real!”就是指“認(rèn)清事實(shí),別做夢(mèng)了!”
2. 拓展例句
A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get backtogether?
我和Jane分手了,但是我忘不掉她。我們還有重歸于好的可能性嗎?
B : Forget it! Get real! She married a rich businessman.
少來(lái)了,別做夢(mèng)了,別人已經(jīng)嫁給了一個(gè)富商了。
Ps 1:according to是一個(gè)復(fù)合連詞,意思是“根據(jù),基于”。例如:
According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest.
按照禮節(jié)你應(yīng)該站起來(lái)接待客人。
According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.
按照他們自己的說(shuō)法,他們好容易才勉強(qiáng)對(duì)付過(guò)去的。
Ps 2:表示一種產(chǎn)品在市面上不能為大眾接受,不受到歡迎,沒(méi)人買(mǎi),可以這樣說(shuō):There is no marketfor...例如:
There is no market for expensive package tour in November .
11月豪華包價(jià)旅游沒(méi)有銷路。
There is no market for these goods in China.
這些貨物在中國(guó)沒(méi)有銷路。
Ps 3:develop a market:開(kāi)發(fā)市場(chǎng) develop a market for something:開(kāi)發(fā)......的市場(chǎng)