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a penny for your thoughts

a penny for your thoughts
拿一分钱来买你的思想?我的思想这么不值钱吗?我这充满智慧的大脑瓜子装的东西可不是一分钱就能买走的。哈哈,其实这个短语还有另外一个引申义,是一个用在打断别人思考时的询问语句。

当你看到你朋友在一旁静静地发呆了好久,实在好奇他在想什么,想询问他或者引起他的注意,这句话就可以派上用场啦!A penny for your thoughts?其实就是在问“你在想什么呢?(What are you thinking about?)”。表达起来更加委婉,接地气。
A: You haven’t said anything since you got here! A penny for you thoughts?
自从你来了之后就没有说过话,你想什么呢?
B: I have been thinking about what the teacher said about the graduation.
我在想刚刚老师说的关于毕业的话。
A: And have you come to any conclusions?
想明白了吗?
B: No, just trying to figure it all out.
没有,还在努力理解。