公司里副总的儿子前一阵刚参加完高考，等分儿一出来大家纷纷问他能不能考上北大清华什么的，他每次都无奈地苦笑着说：“就凭那小子考的那点儿分儿，还北大清华？压根儿不可能！”

在生活中，如果你觉得某一建议特别荒诞离奇根本不可能实现的话，常常会反讥对方 “除非太阳打西边出来了！”今天要和大家说的短语就类似于这个意思，"Look! There's a pig flying by!", 哈哈，所以，pigs might fly 或 when pigs fly 就用来表达这个现实中不存在的景象，比喻一件事 “根本不可能发生，纯属无稽之谈”。

pigs might fly / when pigs fly / pigs can fly

【En】There is no chance of that ever happening. Used to show skepticism or cynicism about someone's hypothetical remark. 这是不可能发生的。用于对某人的假设性言论表示怀疑或怀疑。Mean that something that has just been mentioned is very unlikely to happen. 意思是刚刚提到的事情不太可能发生。At a point time that will never come to pass. (Used to show skepticism or cynicism over some hypothetical situation.) 在一个永远不会实现的时刻。(用于对一些假设情况表示怀疑或怀疑。) Said when you think that there is no chance at all of something happening. 当你认为某事不可能发生的时候说。Used when you do not believe something will ever happen. 当你不相信某事会发生时使用。

na. 永不；决不；绝不可能；根本不可能的事情；无稽之谈； 异想天开；天上掉馅儿饼；太阳打西边出来

【例】"I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And pigs might fly!"

“明天我就能完成了。”“那才怪呢。”

【例】Tom gives up smoking? yes, and pigs might fly!

汤姆戒烟？嘿，绝不可能！

【例】`Maybe one day we'll be rich.' — `Oh look, I just saw a pig fly by my window.'

“也许有一天我们会变得富有。-“哦，看，我刚才看到一只猪从我的窗户旁边飞过。”

【例】Emily, my GPA is 2.7 last year. I get the scholarship, and pigs might fly.

去年我平均学分只有2.7分，我要能得到奖学金，除非太阳从西边出来。

【例】He will break the world record? Pigs might fly!

他将打破世界纪录？那才怪呢！

【例】His chances of winning are extremely small, but pigs might fly.

他获胜的机会微乎其微，不过公鸡或许也会下蛋的。

【例】She will come to your birthday party when pigs fly.

她是不会来参加你的生日聚会的，除非太阳从西边出来。

【例】He will speak good English when pigs fly!

他能把英语说好才怪呢！

【例】Sure he'll pay for the drinks-when pigs fly.

他当然会付这些酒钱-只要猪能上天！

【例】She will come to your birthday party when pigs fly.

她是不会来参加你的生日聚会的，除非太阳从西边出来。

【例】‘You might get into the football team if you practise hard.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’

如果你刻苦训练，你可能会进足球队的。“是的，猪也会飞的!”

【例】`There's a chance he isn't involved in this, of course.' — `And pigs might fly.'

“当然，他还是有可能不插手此事的。”——“是啊，太阳还能打西边出呢。”

【例】‘Something could come out of that line of enquiry.’ ‘I know…Pigs might also fly.’

这样的调查可能会得出一些结论。“我知道……猪也可能会飞。”

【例】A: "If we could just both political parties to agree on a tax reform bill, we could bring the deficit down in no time." B: "Sure, that will happen—when pigs fly!"

“如果我们两*党**能就税收改革法案达成一致，我们就能立即降低赤字。”当然，那是会发生的——除非猪能飞!

【例】I'm sure that David would be happy to pay for everyone—when pigs fly, that is.

我敢肯定大卫会很乐意为每个人买单的——除非猪会飞（绝不可能）。

【例】Do you think you will ever work at that company again?--When pigs fly!

你认为你还会在那家公司上班吗?--不可能!

【例】Do you think your brother will be successful? — When pigs fly, he will.

你认为你兄弟会成功吗?--除非天上掉馅儿饼.