Pigs might fly: 那太不可能了！
<p> <span word="Pigs">Pigs</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>: 那太不可能了！</p><p> 汉语里，若觉得某一建议荒诞、离奇或根本不可能实现，我们常常会反讥对方：“啊，除非太阳从西边出来！”。英语中，类似的意思可用俚语“<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="by">by</span>！”（字面意：猪飞了起来）来表达。 很明显，除非发生奇迹，否则笨笨的猪肯定飞不起来，换言之，“你所说的绝对不可能发生。”据辞源介绍，俚语<span word="Pigs">Pigs</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>或<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="by">by</span>源于苏格兰谚语“<span word="Pigs">Pigs</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tails">tails</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>”（字面意：猪在空中倒着飞；比喻意：绝对不可能发生）。谚语认为：即使发生奇迹，猪飞了起来，但若让猪倒着飞，那肯定百分之一百实现不了。 下次若朋友提出什么荒诞建议，您可以大手一挥朝向窗户，随声惊呼：“<span word="Look">Look</span>! <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="by">by</span>！”</p>
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