脱口说英语口语交际习语 251 on/at the Greek calends

O-13：on/at the Greek calends 永不

 

A:Tom borrowed money from me yesterday.

A：汤姆昨天借了我一些钱。

 

B:What? Why did you lend money to him?

B：什么？你为什么借钱给他？

 

A:What's wrong? He said he would pay back tomorrow.

A：怎么了？他说明天还。

 

B:Pay back! Yeah, he will pay back on the Greek calends.

B：明天还？这绝不可能。

 

A:Oh, my God! Really?

A：天哪！真的？

 

B:He never pays his debts off, so nobody here lends a penny to him.

B：他从不还债，所以这儿没人借钱给他。

 

A:I see. I won't do such a thing again.

A：我知道了，我不会再干这样的事了。

 

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