A pie in the sky: 空想，空头支票
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>: 空想，空头支票</p><p>拎个<span word="pie">pie</span>（派）在手中必是可口的美味，不过，若让它飞上天会是什么结果？——你只能两手空空抬头望天，想再享受美味？简直是空想。短语<span word="a">a</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>常用来形容“虚幻的美景、渺茫的希望、不能兑现的承诺”。 “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>”源于一首歌，与创建于1905年的<span word="IWW">IWW</span>（世界工业劳工组织）关系密切。当时，工人运动的领袖们为号召普通工人举行起义，常常自创歌曲以此鼓舞士气、扩大影响力。当然，歌词一般浅显易懂，旨在抨击压迫工人的雇主、与工人运动意见不一的组织。 1911年，歌曲“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preacher">preacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slave">slave</span>”开始被大家广为传唱，这首歌意在讽刺当时的“救世军”国际基督教组织。“救世军”提倡尘世受苦，认为只有这样才能进入天堂。所以，创作人就在歌中写道： 牧师们每天晚上都要出门传教，告诉你什么是对什么是错，但你若问是否有吃的，他们就会用甜蜜的声音回答：等到你进入天国，一定会有吃的；现在要工作、要祈祷，<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="die">die</span>（等你死后你就会在天上得到馅饼）。 歌曲一经传唱，短语<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>开始被人们接受，用来形容“空头支票，虚幻不能实现的空想”。看下面一个例句：</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="unannounced">unannounced</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>." （法院驳回了一男子要求随时去前妻的住处看小狗的请求，说这样的要求简直是空想。）</p>
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