Subject: She has a pipe dream.

第一、迷你對(duì)話

A: I dream of being a writer. But I am afraid maybe it is just a pipe dream.

我夢(mèng)想成為一名作家，但是恐怕是白日夢(mèng)。

B: You should believe yourself. I will stand by you forever.

你要相信自己。我永遠(yuǎn)會(huì)支持你的。

第二、 地道表達(dá)

a pipe dream

1. 解詞釋義

Pipe是“煙斗”的意思，引申為“鴉片”的意思，那么pipe dream則是形容鴉片上癮者陷入幻覺的狀態(tài)。Pipe dream與鴉片沒有任何瓜葛，而是用來(lái)指代“白日夢(mèng)、幻想、空想‘知心妄想或一場(chǎng)春夢(mèng)”。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Father's plan to build a forest cabin by the lake was just a pipe dream.

父親想在湖濱筑一林中小屋的計(jì)劃不過是個(gè)美夢(mèng)罷了。

e.g. You could waste your whole life on a pipe dream.

白日夢(mèng)會(huì)荒廢你一生。

第三、 咬文嚼字

1. Stand by的意思是繼續(xù)支持某人（尤為指身處險(xiǎn)境的人）。其英文解釋為：If you stand by someone, you continue to give them support, especially when they are in trouble.

e.g. We'll stand by you through thick and thin.

不管多么艱難困苦,我們都要支持你們。

e.g. I wouldn't break the law for a friend, but I would stand by her if she did.

我不會(huì)為朋友去犯法，但如果她犯了法的話我會(huì)支持她。

2. Dream of的意思是“夢(mèng)想，渴望”。

e.g. My sons would never dream of expecting their clothes to be ironed.

我的幾個(gè)兒子從不指望別人幫他們熨好衣服。

e.g. I've long dreamed of paying a visit to the Great Wall.

我一直渴望游覽長(zhǎng)城。