釋義:
Thinking alike or understanding something in a similar way with others.與某人想法一致或者在理解事物的方式上一致;
來源:
The origins of this phrase are unclear, 這個詞組的來源不是很清楚;however, one could guess it stems from schools, where teachers and students must be on identical pages in their books. 但是,我們可以猜想一下,這個詞組可能來自于學校,老師和學生的課本必須得在同一頁上; Additionally, the expression looks to be recent.但是,這個詞組被使用的年頭應該不是很久;I can only find it recorded as far back as 1974, used by the Corona [k?'r??n?] Daily Independent on the topic of football:能找到的最久遠的出處是來自于1974年的Corona Daily Independent中關于橄欖球的報道,其中是這樣寫的:
"I think we can beat Washington and whichever team we play next to get into the Super Bowl. If 47
players and our coaches are all on the same page, we can do it."我覺得我們能夠打敗華盛頓隊還有后來的所有隊伍,然后進入超級杯. 如果47名球員和教練都達成共識,那么我們就可以做到;
舉例:
1.要贏得比賽的勝利,我們必須得達成共識,不能犯任何錯誤;
we need to be on the same page! There is no room for mistake.
2.你和你的老板在改善產品質量上存在分歧,各自爭執不能達成一致,那么這個時候你的老板就說:
I'm afraid you and I are not on the same page as to how we can improve quality.