【句子】I mean, the truth is, we’re probably never gonna find Zach anyway. It’s a needle in a haystack. 【Desperate Housewives S02E04】

【发音技巧】truth is连读；find Zach不完全爆破；It’s a连读；in a连读；

【翻译】事实上，我们也许永远都无法找到扎克了。这无异于大海捞针。

今天我们学习一下，英文中的“大海捞针”。

在英文中，我们说a needle in a haystack

字面的意思是：“在一堆干草里找一根针”；这个短语用于描述“找到某个东西是非常困难的”。

If you are trying to find something and say that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, you mean that you are very unlikely indeed to find it.

eg: Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

在这座城市里找一个人，就像大海捞针那么难。

eg: Finding the piece of paper I need in this huge pile of documents is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

在这么一大摞文件里找到我需要的那张纸，无异于大海捞针。

eg: Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

找到我地板上的隐形眼镜，就像大海捞针那么难。

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Searching for your earring at the park will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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