Moving the goal posts的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> 17<span word="m">m</span> <span word="units">units</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Xbox">Xbox</span> 360 <span word="sells">sells</span> 28<span word="m">m</span> <span word="units">units</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 30% <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>) <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="segment">segment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Moving">Moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> 17 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="hit">hit</span>”, 28 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xbox">Xbox</span> 360, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>.</p><p><span word="Lest">Lest</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="squabble">squabble</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>), <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> “<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> 7.32 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> 2.44 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="height">height</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="score">score</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="posts">posts</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p>
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