“sour grapes”可不但是“酸葡萄”那么简便！

1. sour[?sa??(r)] grapes

1）涵义：外表意思是“酸葡萄”，实践上指的就是我们常说的“吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸”：Criticism[?kr?t?s?z?m] or disparagement [d??sp?r?d?m?nt] of that which one cannot have. 因得不到而加以贬低，批评。

2）泉源：这个短语泉源于《伊索寓言》（Aesop's fables）狐狸吃不到栅[zhà]栏里的葡萄以是就以为葡萄很酸。

3）例句：

He said he didn’t want the job anyway, but that’s just sour grapes.

他说他不想干这份事情，只不外是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸罢了。

注意：sour grapes 固然是复数情势，与之搭配的动词则是奇数情势。

2. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

1）涵义：这句话的英文表明是：Other people's circumstances or belongings always seem more desirable than one's own. 即：总是以为他人过得比本人好。

2）例句：

我们来看一组对话：

A: "It just seems like they have this perfect life, always traveling and spending time together."

B: "Hey, the grass is always greener. I'm sure they have their own problems that no one else can see."

A：仿佛他们的生存很完善，一同旅游，共度光阴、

B：人们总是以为他人过得比本人好，我敢一定他们也有本人的成绩，只不外他人不晓得罢了。