reach for the stars
字面意思:伸手摘星辰。
指拥有宏图大志,目标又高又远,不顾路途艰辛,努力地实现它。
例句:①There are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars, with his museum, and his papers getting published.
像Ross这种干大事的人,在博物馆工作,发表论文。
这是《老友记》里Ross爸爸表扬Ross有出息用的句子。
②Her mother always encouraged her to reach for the stars.
她妈妈总是鼓励她立下宏伟目标并尽力实现。
也可以翻译为追求难以实现的东西;心比天高;雄心勃勃
例句:My parents always taught me to reach for the stars when I was growing up—that I could be anything I set my mind to!
在我成长的过程中,我的父母总是教导我要雄心勃勃--我可以成为任何我想成为的人!