Meaning
用法說明:
- 當某人或某物離開或消失時,例如一輛車駛離視線時,你可以說:「There goes the car.」(那輛車走了。)
- 當某個機會或計畫失敗或不再可能實現時,這個片語也可以使用。例如,你錯過了申請某工作或參加某活動的截止日期,可以說:「There goes my chance.」(我的機會沒了。)
- 此外,當某事物突然發生變化,讓你感到驚訝或失望時,也可以使用「There goes」。例如,突然下起大雨讓戶外活動無法進行,你可以感嘆:「There goes our picnic.」(我們的野餐泡湯了。)
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.
我的一天就這樣沒了。
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.
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.
我的錢又沒了。
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.
我已經這麼做了。
And?
那麼呢?
It turns out she just started dating someone.
There goes my love life.
我的愛情生活就這樣沒了。
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.
而且這是在開學前度過週末的好方法。
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.
