外文新知

2023/11/14

外國人說Don't go there,不是要你別去那裡(三)


2、You can't go there from here.
(錯)你不能從那裡到這裡。
(對)那裡遠得很哪。
(對)這問題沒法解決。

「can't get there from here」,字面上的意思是「無法從這裡到那裡」,它可以指距離太遠。

例如有人問路,要到某個地方,真的太遠了,可以這麼說:

★ You can't get there from here, but I'll give you some directions if you have paper and a pen.
那地方遠著呢!但如果你有紙和筆,我可以跟你說怎麼走。

也可以比較抽象地指一件事「太難,無法解決」。

★ I'll say you can't get there from here. Let's just leave it at that.
我覺得這問題還沒辦法解決,先就這樣擱著。