你曾经有没有错过好的机会呢？很多人买东西的时候可能错过了超低价，或者错过了某个明星演唱会的票，又或者错过了某个绝佳的工作机会，你是不是很懊恼呢？我们来听一下Joy and Chris用的是哪个习语吧！

C: Hi guys. I’m Chris.
 
J: And I’m Joy. The idiom we are talking about today is: miss the boat. It means missing a chance or being too slow to take advantage of an opportunity. Sometimes it can also be: miss the bus. You can use it like this:
I missed the boat. / She has missed the bus. / They are gonna miss the boat.
 
C: Well, if you missed the boat, you would have to wait for the next boat. But sometimes in life, there is no next boat. So you might have missed the opportunity for something. Maybe you are applying for a job at a company you really like. But when you are at the interview, you realize your English is not good enough for this job. So the company hired someone else that can communicate flunetly in English instead. You can say that you missed the boat for a good job opportunity.
 
J: Actually, the other day I went to the shopping mall, they had a huge sale going on at the shoe store. I tried on one pair that I really liked but I hesitated and didn’t buy it. The next day I went there and the sale was gone. I totally missed the bus on a great deal.
 
C: Oh that stinks. Now let’s see how we can use it in a conversation:

 

 
J: Hey Scott. Are you still holding on to your stocks? I think the market is not looking too good right now.
 
C: Yeah, the price dropped so quickly that I missed the boat and didn’t break even. So I sold it at a loss.
 

 

J: Have you ever missed the boat for anything? I know I have many times.
 
C: Yeah me too. Well, remember to follow our channel and share it with people you know! Talk to you next time! Bye!

that stinks:   糟透了

break even:   不赚不赔，损益平衡