【明報專訊】◆Shoot for the moon

It means we aim at the best result.

e.g. Successful men always dream big and shoot for the moon.

◆moon around

We moon around when we spend our time without any purpose or target.

e.g. Students have no choice but to moon around at their home because classes have all been suspended.

◆Once in a blue moon

We use this phrase to describe some events or things that are rare.

e.g. He shouldn't have bought the pair of trekking shoes. He only goes hiking once in a blue moon.

■Glossary

successful (adj) 成功的

purpose (n) 目的

suspend (v) 暫停

trekking shoes (n) 行山鞋

[Smarties' Power English 第271期]