表達(dá) “head in the clouds” 可以用來描述某人 “心不在焉,注意力不集中”。在談?wù)撃橙税兹兆鰤簟⒖障霑r(shí),也可以使用這個(gè)表達(dá)。“Head in the clouds” 的另一個(gè)用法是形容某人的 “想法不切實(shí)際,異想天開”,可能暗指這個(gè)人 “脫離現(xiàn)實(shí)”。
The receptionist didn’t seem to be listening. When I went to collect the tickets, he’d made the booking for the wrong night. He must have had his head in the clouds.
接待員好像沒注意聽。我取票時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)他訂錯(cuò)了日期,訂成了另一個(gè)晚上的票。他當(dāng)時(shí)肯定心不在焉。
Barbara’s head was always in the clouds. She regularly forgot meetings and appointments. In the end, she lost her job.
芭芭拉總是心不在焉。她經(jīng)常忘記會(huì)議和預(yù)約。最后,她丟了工作。
If you think those kinds of sexist opinions are acceptable at the dinner table, you’re mistaken. You have your head in the clouds.
如果你認(rèn)為人們可以接受你在餐桌上提出這種帶有性別偏見的主張,那你就錯(cuò)了。你太不切實(shí)際了。