So close, yet so far 是什么意思？

第六课 · 58 秒的小剧场

离草料铺只差二十步

第六课 / 今日俗语

So close, yet so far

/soʊ kloʊs jɛt soʊ fɑːr/

近在咫尺，却够不着

生活里，这样说

The gas station was 20 meters away. So close, yet so far!

加油站就在 20 米外，就是够不着！

台词全文

张飞
马饿趴了，推都推不动！

My horse ran out of gas — I can't even push it!
关羽
草料铺，就在二十步外。

The fodder stall is just twenty paces away.
刘备
三弟，人家说草料不外卖，得马自己过去吃。

They say hay isn't sold to go — the horse has to come eat it there.
张飞
它要走得动，还用你去端？！

If it could walk, why would you go fetch it?!
关羽
So close, yet so far.

近在咫尺，却够不着。
张飞
啥？说人话！

Huh? In plain words!
关羽
咫尺天涯。

A few steps — and the ends of the earth.
张飞
二十步，咋就成天涯了？！

Twenty steps — how is that the ends of the earth?!
Owen老师
So close, yet so far = 近在咫尺，却够不着
Owen老师
离加油站二十米没油了就是 so close, yet so far
刘备
雇了牛车拖过去，三百五十钱。

Hired an ox cart to tow it over. 350 coins.
张飞
拖二十步，三百五？！

350 coins for twenty steps?!
刘备
三弟……伙计刚想起来：两里之内，签个字，能借筐。

The clerk just remembered: within two li, you can sign and borrow a basket.
张飞
借……借筐？！

B-borrow a basket?!
关羽
咫尺天涯。

So close, yet so far.
Owen老师
学会了吗？我们下一课见！