跨国会议听到Never in a million years，不是你以为的百万年承诺啦

很多小伙伴看到这个夸张的表达，会按字面理解为 "一百万年内都不会"。"never" 是从不，"million years" 是百万年，组合起来似乎在计算时间长度。但实际用法却和时间无关！今天卡卡老师带您理解它的真实含义。"Never in a million years"意思是 "绝对不可能；无论如何都不会"。用于强调某事发生的可能性几乎为零。这个短语的起源是夸张修辞手法：用 "百万年" 这样的极长时间跨度，来强化 "永远不可能" 的否定含义。例如：Never in a million years would I agree to that.我绝对不会同意那件事。I would never in a million years agree to such a dangerous plan.我绝对不会同意这么危险的计划。You think she'll apologize? Never in a million years!你觉得她会道歉？绝对不可能！原声再现：I don’t want kids,I've never wanted kids, and never, in a million years,will I ever want kids.我不想要孩子，我从没想过要孩子，绝不。I never thought in a million years that he would try and keep her from me.我万万没想到他会不计一切阻止她见我。更多卡卡老师分享公众号：卡卡课堂 卡卡老师微信：kakayingyu001送你一份卡卡老师学习大礼包，帮助你在英文学习路上少走弯路