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Yeah, I love that idea. This expression is not just limited to big things or small things. It works for everything. It's just about you miss something right? Yes.
是的，我喜欢这个想法。这种表达不局限于大事或小事。它适用于一切事情。这只是关于你错过了某件事，对吧？是的。
All right, so, Michelle, we hinted at a few other things that we could say like window of opportunity, but what are some other things that would mean the same thing so you could say "too late" or "it's too late" or "it's too late now" right?
好的，那么，米歇尔，我们暗示了一些其他可以说的事情，比如稍瞬即逝的机会，但还有一些其他的表达可以表示同样的事情，所以你可以说“too late”或“it's too late”或“it's too late now”，对吧？
Yeah, so too late, right? That's a common one, right? Just hearing that being said.
是的，所以 too late，对吧？这是一个常见的说法，对吧？只是听到有人这么说。
So, for example, oh no, I wanted to sign up, but it's too late now they're sold out. Yeah, that one's common for sure, right.
所以，例如，哦不，我想报名，但现在太晚了，他们已经卖完了。是的，肯定很常见。
The next one is missed the boat. interesting. So, this could be a little bit different.
下一个表达是“missed the boat.”。有趣。所以，这可能有点不同。
We could do a whole episode on To Miss the Boat. We could do a whole episode about missing about sailing idioms, right? There seems to be a lot of things with boats. Yeah, strange.
我们可以做一整集关于“To Miss the Boat”的节目。我们可以做一整集关于错过航海习语的节目，对吧？似乎有很多与船有关的事情。是的，很奇怪。
You could say I really missed the boat on that stock pick, right?
你可以说，在那次选股时，我真的错过了机会，对吧？
So, this might be more about a bigger thing to miss, right so to miss the boat, Lindsey? What do you think about this one? Yeah, I missed the boat.
那么，这可能更多的是关于一件更大的事情错过了，对吧，所以“ miss the boat”，林赛？你对这个表达怎么看？是的，“I missed the boat.”
It also has a connotation that a lot of people got in the boat. A lot of people got in the boat. There was a boat.
它还有一个内涵，就是很多人上了船。很多人上了船。有一艘船。
It was like a group thing like you know, like buying Apple stock in, I don't know, right when it came back and started to just go through the roof. Any technology stock right?
这就像一个群体事情，就像你知道的，就像在苹果股票回落的时候买，我不知道，然后它就开始暴涨。任何科技股都是这样的，对吧？
A lot of people got on board and people have done really well.
很多人都参与了进来，而且人们做得非常好。
I guess I don't know, not making stock recommendations here, but that's a good example.
我想我不了解，这里不做股票推荐，但这是一个很好的例子。
I think investment opportunities definitely people might feel they missed the boat. Yes, right.
我认为投资机会，肯定有人会觉得他们错过了机会。是的，没错。
Or in real estate when real estate could be another big one.
或者在房地产领域，房地产可能是另一个重要的领域。
I with real estate you feel like you're always on the really lucky end or not so lucky end.
我在房地产领域，你会觉得你总是处于非常幸运的一端，或者不是那么幸运的一端。
There are people who sell and then they make so much money and then you just are not.
有些人卖东西，然后他们赚了很多钱，而你却没有。
You have to really be in the right place at the right time. Right place at the right time.
你必须在正确的时间出现在正确的地点。正确的时间，正确的地点。
And once you realize what the right place was it's no longer the right place like Denver had kind of had that moment and I think that's passed.
一旦你意识到什么是正确的地方，它就不再是正确的地方了，就像丹佛曾经有过的那种时刻，我认为那已经过去了。
I think that chip has sailed a little bit for Denver. It's just become very expensive here in general. You know that actually.
我认为丹佛的芯片已经有点过时了。这里的芯片总体上变得非常昂贵。你实际上是知道这一点的。
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that ship has sailed so anyways moving on. So what else, Michelle?
是的，是的，是的，已经错失了机会，所以无论如何我们继续前进。那么还有什么，米歇尔？
Yeah yeah, I mean this could be all useful for things, even just missing the train or the bus or missing a sail or missing out on a job. Right?
是的，是的，我的意思是这可能对所有事情都通用，甚至只是错过火车或公共汽车，错过一次航行，或者错过一份工作。对吧？
So you missed the boat or you missed a party right? That ship has sailed. I'm not. I can't go anymore.
所以你错过了船，或者你错过了一个派对，对吧？已经错过了。我不能。我不能再去了，很多很多。
So lot lots of other things I mean, I think just this missed opportunity is the biggest key thing to walk away with today and it can be hard if you feel like you've missed out on an opportunity that you can't get back to.
所以，我的意思是，我认为今天最大的关键就是错失良机，如果你觉得自己错失了一个无法挽回的机会，那会很难受。
But it's kind of like what you said Lindsay, you think about it makes you a little sad, but then you just have to keep moving forward.
但是这有点像你说的，林赛，你想到它会让你有点难过，但随后你还要继续前进。
It's kind of the feeling of trying not to have any regrets right?
尽量不要有任何遗憾的感觉，对吧？
Yeah, regret is the worst, but you don't want to miss the next thing right?
是的，遗憾是最糟糕的，但你不想错过下一件事，对吧？
And so you just stay present and try to keep moving on.
因此，你只需保持当下，并努力继续前进。
Don't spend too much time sort of sitting in that sense of regret because that is the worst. Yes, yes exactly.
不要花太多时间陷入那种遗憾的感觉，因为那是最糟糕的。是的，确实如此。
We don't want you to regret missing any of our episodes, so you hit the follow button wherever you are listening to All ears English, so you never feel that sense of regret. You never miss the book. Yes, 100% hit that follow button, guys.
我们不希望你错过我们的任何一集，所以无论你在哪里收听AllearsEnglish，都要点击关注按钮，这样你就不会有那种遗憾的感觉。你不会错过这本书的。是的，一定要点击那个关注按钮，伙计们。
Yeah, we're moving into September pretty soon here.
是的，我们很快就要进入九月了。
This is the time to really set up a nice learning routine for yourself, especially lately a lot of our listeners have been telling us we're coming along with you guys on your commute in the morning walking your dog in the morning.
现在是时候为自己建立一个良好的学习习惯了，特别是最近很多听众告诉我们，他们在早上通勤的时候，或者早上遛狗的时候，都会和我们一起听节目。
We realize that know the best way to learn is to bring English into what you're already doing, and you can do that with a Podcast so easily just having earbuds in the ears. Yes yes, yes, perfect.
我们意识到，学习的最佳方式是将英语融入你正在做的事情中，你可以通过播客轻松做到这一点，只需将耳塞戴在耳朵里。是的，是的，是的，非常完美。
So should we do a role play? Yeah, so here we are 2 friends in the car, here we go. Al right. I can't wait to get there. Okay, help me get into the next lane.
那么我们现在角色扮演吗？是的，我们两个朋友在车里，出发吧。好的。我迫不及待地想去那里。好的，帮我进入下一个车道。
Ah, Michelle, that ship has sailed, you just missed the exit. Oh man, I didn't hear the GPS.
啊，米歇尔，已经错过了，你刚刚错过了出口。哦，天哪，我没听到GPS的声音。
Yeah, well, it's too late now we'll have to get off the highway.
是的，好吧，现在太晚了，我们得下高速公路了。
Ugh, I really missed the boat on that one, didn't I? Okay, we'll get there.
呃，我真的错过了那个机会，是吗？好吧，我们会到达那里的。
You know, this scenario feels more like a Web 1.0 moment before we had Google Maps, before we had just like recalculating when we had the old school GPS or the or they call them Garmins or something.
你知道，这种情况感觉更像是在我们有谷歌地图之前的Web1.0时代，在我们有老式GPS或他们称之为Garmin之类的东西时，还没有重新计算路线的功能。
Oh yeah yeah, I think it's something like that or just maps.
哦，是的是的，我想是这样的，或者只是地图。
Yeah, I was just talking about this with somebody just about how much I need the GPS .
是的，我刚刚和某人谈论过这个，关于我有多需要GPS。
Actually I was driving somewhere and I always after I dropped my daughter off.
实际上我开车去了某个地方，我总是在送我女儿下车后去那边。
I have a there's a dead zone so the GPS doesn't work for a little while. Interesting.
我这里有一个信号盲区，所以全球定位系统会有一小段时间无法工作。有意思。
But yeah, but if you have it pre-programmed it should keep working right?
但是，是的，但是如果你已经对它进行了离线下载，它应该还能用，对吧？
Or you mean you can't program a new destination or it's just like I can totally, but then it just kind of there's no, I don't know the signal.
或者你的意思是你不能设置一个新的目的地，或者就像我完全可以，但之后就有点没有信号了，我不知道。
There is not very good, so it's been a little bit of an issue, so today I needed to get to a doctor's appointment quickly so I had the brilliant idea. I anticipated it. Oh, I wasn't gonna let that chip sail.
今天我需要尽快去看医生，于是我想到了一个好主意。我预料到了 哦，我不会错过这个机会的。
I basically I looked it up and then I screenshotted the directions so I could do it a little cool like on Maps. Smart,smart. Oh yeah, but then it worked alright anyway.
我基本上是查了一下，然后截图了路线，这样我就可以像在地图上一样酷，聪明。哦，是的，但不管怎样一切都很好。
So let's go through this. Okay, cool. So here you know, we're trying to get to this, where are we trying to go? Maybe a concert or something, some event, Right? Yeah, sure, why not? Why not?
那么我们来看看这个。好的。所以在这里，你知道的，我们正在努力达到这个目标，我们要去哪里？也许是一场音乐会或其他什么活动，对吧？是的，当然，为什么不呢？为什么不呢？
And then I， So first I said, oh, Michelle, so you're saying, can you help me get in that lane? And I said, oh Michelle, that ship has sailed. You just missed the exit, right?
然后我 所以首先我说，哦，米歇尔，所以你是说，你能帮我进入那条车道吗？我说，哦，米歇尔，已经错过了。你刚刚错过了出口，对吧？
So I'm giving you a little bit of a hard time here. Yes, yes exactly.
所以我现在要让你有点难堪了。是的，确实如此。
And then I said I didn't hear the GPS and you said yeah well, it's too late now, we will have to get off the highway.
然后我说我没听到GPS的声音，你说，是的，好吧，现在已经太晚了，我们必须下高速公路了。
Yeah, I'm being a little bitter here right, giving you a little bit of an attitude. Yeah, maybe you should drive next time Lindsey. Maybe right? Right and then I'm a backseat driver right? Yeah, so I love that.
是的，我在这里有点刻薄，态度不好。是的，也许下次你应该开车，林赛。也许吧？对吧，然后我就是个后座司机，对吧？是的，我喜欢这样。
And then you said oh I really missed the boat on that one, didn't I? Yeah so again you missed the chance. Yeah, good stuff, Michelle. What's the takeaway for today on today's episode?
然后你说，哦，我真的错过了那个机会，不是吗？是的，你又错过了机会。是的，很好，米歇尔。今天这一集的要点是什么？
Well, guys, to me the takeaway is that this is such a versatile expression.
嗯，伙计们，对我来说，要点是这是一个很通用的表达。
It can be for something as small as you already ordered your meal and you wanted to change the order, but it's already on its way out.
它可以是一些小事，比如你已经点了餐，你想更改订单，但已经在送来的路上了。
I mean something really just tiny tiny like that, or it can be about big things in your life, big decisions that you've made or things you wish you've done. But the important thing is to just keep moving forward, but now you have a really good connection expression to talk about this because everybody knows that feeling of the ship sail.
我的意思是，一些非常非常小的事情，或者是你生活中的大事，你做过的重大决定，或者是你希望自己做过的事情。但重要的是要不断前进。现在你有一个非常好的表达方式来谈论这个，因为每个人都知道船航行的感觉。
Yeah, and it's also it goes beyond just your own life, right?
是的，而且这也不仅仅局限于你自己的生活，对吧？
We can talk about large geopolitical events, windows of opportunity, things that could have happened that didn't happen, economic shifts, things like that so you can use this for bigger things or just things in your life.
我们可以谈论大型地缘政治事件、机会、令人遗憾的事情、经济转型之类的事情，所以你可以将其用于更大的事情或只是你生活中的事情。
That's why I like it. This is the source of connection in many ways.
这就是我喜欢它的原因。这在很多方面有联系。
Definitely, it's very, very useful, and now I bet that we've talked about it.
当然，这非常非常有用，现在我敢说我们已经谈到了这一点。
You probably are gonna start hearing it for sure for sure. Yeah, alright, good stuff.
你可能肯定会听到这个短语，肯定会。是的，好东西。
Thanks for bringing this expression to the show, Michelle and I'll see you next time. Alright, thanks Lindsay. Have a good one. Bye-bye bye.
感谢你把这个表达带到节目中，米歇尔，下次见。好的，谢谢林赛。祝你有个美好的一天。再见，拜拜。
