1 kilometre = 0.6214 mile
不要误会我们今天是要上数学课喔,只是想让大家对 mile 的长度有个概念 。
当我们说 miss ... by a mile 时,指的不是差了一英里,而是"相差十万八千里","根本挨不上边儿","相差太远"。
比如说miss the target by a mile,可不是偏了一点儿,而是离目标差得太远。
再比如"离球门差得太远",就可以说 miss the goal by a mile。
还有一个与此相关的谚语A miss is as good as a mile。
实际就是说那怕是差一点儿,也和差一英里是一回事。
当然这里的一英里还是比喻的说法,a miss is as good as a mile 意思是差了一点也是差,失败就是失败。
◎ 当你的答案跟正确答案简直靠不上边儿时,你想想可以怎么说呢?
1 miss the answer by a metre
◎2 miss the answer by a mile
3 miss the answer by a kilometre
4 miss the answer by a foot