Subject： Get real.

迷你对话

A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our product in Africa.

或许我们可以再非洲对我们的产品开拓一个市场。

B: Get real! According to our research, there is no market for our product in Africa.

别做梦了！根据我们的调查，我们的产品在非洲没有市场的。

地道表达

get real

1. 解词释义

Real是“现实的，实际的”的意思，那么，“Get real！”就是指“认清事实，别做梦了！”

2. 拓展例句

A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get back together?

我和Jane分手了，但是我忘不掉她。我们还有重归于好的可能性吗？

B : Forget it! Get real! She married a rich businessman.

少来了，别做梦了，别人已经嫁给了一个富商了。

Ps 1：according to是一个复合连词，意思是“根据，基于”。例如：

According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest.

按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.

按照他们自己的说法，他们好容易才勉强对付过去的。

Ps 2：表示一种产品在市面上不能为大众接受，不受到欢迎，没人买，可以这样说：There is no market for...例如：

There is no market for expensive package tour in November .

１１月豪华包价旅游没有销路。

There is no market for these goods in China.

这些货物在中国没有销路。

Ps 3：develop a market：开发市场 develop a market for something：开发......的市场