The grass is always greener （on the other side of the fence）. Definition: What you don't have always looks better than what you have.
和這個(gè)慣用語基本相當(dāng)?shù)闹形恼f法是“這山望著那山高”。意思就是說得不到的總是看起來更誘人一些，總是比已經(jīng)擁有的好。常常只說The grass is always greener, 而省略后面的on the other side of the fence. 比如說，剛開始你覺得沒男朋友挺好，自由自在，but when you haven't been out for a while you may start to envy of Grace's dates with her handsome boy. :-） Oh well, the grass is always greener. 是不是呢？
Example Dialog:
Sandra: How are things going with your new job? 新工作做的怎么樣？
Lisa: Not bad. But not as wonderful as I'd expected before I secured it. 還不錯(cuò)。但沒我上班前想得那么好。
Sandra: Well, I understand that. You know, the grass is always greener. 是啊，我理解，還沒得到一件東西時(shí)總覺得它很誘人。
和這個(gè)慣用語基本相當(dāng)?shù)闹形恼f法是“這山望著那山高”。意思就是說得不到的總是看起來更誘人一些，總是比已經(jīng)擁有的好。常常只說The grass is always greener, 而省略后面的on the other side of the fence. 比如說，剛開始你覺得沒男朋友挺好，自由自在，but when you haven't been out for a while you may start to envy of Grace's dates with her handsome boy. :-） Oh well, the grass is always greener. 是不是呢？
Example Dialog:
Sandra: How are things going with your new job? 新工作做的怎么樣？
Lisa: Not bad. But not as wonderful as I'd expected before I secured it. 還不錯(cuò)。但沒我上班前想得那么好。
Sandra: Well, I understand that. You know, the grass is always greener. 是啊，我理解，還沒得到一件東西時(shí)總覺得它很誘人。