A:Jenny is not coming today.She decided to go shopping with her
sister instead.
Jenny 今天晚上不来了.她决定改跟她姐姐逛街去了.
B:I see somebody is
missing theboat
.I wonder how she's going to feel once she
finds out who's here tonight.
“Missing the
boat”的原意是“错过要搭的船”,在口语里常被用来指“错失……”的意思.2.
If You Snooze,YouLose!如果你不注意,就错过良机了.
A:Hey!Where did all the cake go?I haven't got any of it.
嘿!蛋糕都到哪儿去了?我一点都没吃到.
B:There's no cake left.Your brother ate the last piece.If you
snooze,you lose!
（蛋糕）都没了.你弟弟吃了最后一块.你没快点行动,机会就没了啊!
有些闹钟上面有一个让你可以在闹钟响后,
再小睡一下的按键.这个按键就叫“snooze”.”