castles in the air

空中樓閣

A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him.

有一個(gè)富人讓一位建筑師為他建造一個(gè)三層樓的房子。

When the first story was finished， the rich man said to the architect： “I want only the third story; not the first and second stories.”

當(dāng)?shù)谝粚咏ㄔ旌玫臅r(shí)候，富人對(duì)建筑師說：“我只想要第三層樓，不要第一、第二層。”

The architect asked， “But without the first and second stories， how can I build the third story?”

建筑師說：“但沒有第一、第二層，何來第三層呢?”

Shaking his head， he packed up his things， and left.

建筑師于是就搖了搖頭，收拾東西離開了。

This idiom indicates an unrealistic or impractical plan or theory.

這個(gè)成語(yǔ)現(xiàn)在比喻不現(xiàn)實(shí)或者不可行的計(jì)劃或者理論等。

英文中“空中樓閣”可以說成“castles in the air”，基本就是直譯了，所以不難理解哦~

英文解釋是“plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening”，也就是指“發(fā)生機(jī)會(huì)微乎其微的計(jì)劃或者希望”。

我們來一起看幾個(gè)例句吧~

She tells me she‘s planned out her whole career， but as far as I can see it’s all just castles in the air.

她告訴我她已經(jīng)有了整個(gè)職業(yè)計(jì)劃，但是就我看來其實(shí)只是“空中樓閣”而已。

Before you start building castles in the air， just think how much all this is likely to cost.

在你開始建立“空中樓閣”之前，不如先想想你需要付出多少代價(jià)。