Meaning
「There goes」は英語で、何かが失われたり、機会が逃げたりする状況を表現する表現です。例えば、何かが壊れたり、誰かが離れていくときに使われます。この表現は、通常は残念な気持ちや失敗感を伴う場面で使われることが多いです。
具体的な例としては、友人が引っ越してしまう場合に「There goes my best friend」と言ったり、貴重な機会を逃したときに「There goes my chance」と言うことができます。これにより、その瞬間や状況が過ぎ去ったことを表現します。
「There goes」は日常会話でよく使われるフレーズなので、その意味を理解することで、英語を使ったコミュニケーションでニュアンスをよりよく伝えることができます。
Today's Sentences
- There goes my day.
- There goes my luck.
- There goes my money.
- There goes my love life.
- There goes my weekend.
01
There goes my day.
Situation 1
Why are you at the office?
I got called in last minute.
Weren’t you planning to go rafting?
I had all my gear prepared too.
There goes my day.
私の一日が台無しになりました。
Situation 2
Lizzy invited us to a potluck.
Is that today?
Yes, I’ve been cooking since yesterday.
Well, there goes my day.
Writer's Note
Writer’s Note
'There goes my day' means that something has just come up that will occupy that person for the rest of the day, and they won't be able to get anything else done. You’ll notice that ‘there goes..’ is always used in a negative connotation, that is the person would rather be doing something other than what they are having to do.
02
There goes my luck.
Situation 1
Hello, how can I help you?
I’m here to buy tickets for the game tonight.
I’m so sorry.
We just sold the last two tickets 5 minutes ago.
ちょうど5分前に最後の2枚のチケットが売れてしまいました。
There goes my luck.
Situation 2
Are you here to see specific model of car?
Yes, the 4th generation model.
Unfortunately, it’s been discontinued.
Well, there goes my luck.
03
There goes my money.
Situation 1
The kids wanna buy a new video game console.
Well, there goes my money.
Is it that expensive?
With accessories and they’re gonna want to buy new games, it adds up!
Situation 2
I just got my paycheck.
Time to spend!
I know I shouldn’t buy another purse.
There goes my money.
お金がなくなってしまいます。
We’re slaves to excess consumerism.
04
There goes my love life.
Situation 1
Did you tell her?
I did.
I told her how I felt.
彼女に私の気持ちを伝えました。
And?
It turns out she just started dating someone.
There goes my love life.
私の恋愛はこれで終わりです。
Situation 2
There’s gossip all around the office about you.
Why?
That you’re engaged but have someone on the side too.
That’s not true, there goes my love life!
05
There goes my weekend.
Situation 1
The kids and I decided that we wanna go camping.
It’s nice that they want to spend time with us.
It is.
And it’s a good way to spend the weekend before school starts.
そして、学校が始まる前の週末を過ごす良い方法です。
I was planning to work on the car, but there goes my weekend.
Situation 2
My mom needs me to drive up to help her move.
Sounds like a lot of work.
I had plans to go to the lake, there goes my weekend.
The lake will always be there, go and help your mom.
