“miss the boat”不是“错过那艘船”

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If we don't offer a good price for the house now, we'll probably miss the boat. 误译:如果我们现在不给房子出个好价钱,我们可能会就会错过那艘船。 正确:如果我们现在不给房子出个好价钱,可能就要失去机会了。 说明:miss the boat 的意思是“错过机会”。to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act(因行动慢而)错过机会,坐失良机