Subject： Get real.

迷你對話

A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our product in Africa.

或許我們可以再非洲對我們的產(chǎn)品開拓一個市場。

B: Get real! According to our research, there is no market for our product in Africa.

別做夢了！根據(jù)我們的調(diào)查，我們的產(chǎn)品在非洲沒有市場的。

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get real

1. 解詞釋義

Real是“現(xiàn)實的，實際的”的意思，那么，“Get real！”就是指“認清事實，別做夢了！”

2. 拓展例句

A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get back together?

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.

少來了，別做夢了，別人已經(jīng)嫁給了一個富商了。

Ps 1：according to是一個復(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)該站起來接待客人。

According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.

按照他們自己的說法，他們好容易才勉強對付過去的。

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，沒人買，可以這樣說：There is no market for...例如：

There is no market for expensive package tour in November .

１１月豪華包價旅游沒有銷路。

There is no market for these goods in China.

這些貨物在中國沒有銷路。

Ps 3：develop a market：開發(fā)市場 develop a market for something：開發(fā)......的市場