
3. 痛失良機 Let something slip through one’s fingers
沒有抓住機會會怎樣?就會“痛失良機”了,“讓什么東西從你的手指尖溜走”就表示“痛失機會”,例如:You can’t be more stupid! How could you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon. (你真蠢!這樣一個發大財的機會千載難逢,你怎能眼睜睜的讓他跑掉那?)這里的 once in a blue moon 就是指“千載難逢”。