后來，人們就用“一廂情愿”來比喻一個(gè)人只顧自己的想法，不管當(dāng)時(shí)的客觀情況，也不理會(huì)別人的看法。

　　【文化鏈接】

　　自己憑空想象不一定會(huì)發(fā)生的事情，也就是“一廂情愿”。英文里要表達(dá)這句成語則會(huì)用很簡(jiǎn)單的說法“one‘s own wishful thinking”。因?yàn)檩^之hope，wish本來在涵義上就比較跟現(xiàn)實(shí)脫節(jié)，實(shí)現(xiàn)可能性比較小。我們下面來看一段對(duì)話：

　　Peter：Why do you keep doing extra work for Joe？ He’s taking you for granted now.

　　Peter：你干嘛老幫John做額外的工作？他現(xiàn)在把你做的事當(dāng)作是理所當(dāng)然的。

　　Tina：I know he’s becoming very demanding now. But I just hope he’ll start appreciating what I’ve done for him.

　　Tina：我知道他現(xiàn)在要求越來越多了。可是我總希望他會(huì)開始感激我?guī)退�做的事�?br />
　　Peter：You’ve always been a great team player but you really deserve someone better to work with.

　　Peter：你向來都是最有團(tuán)隊(duì)精神的，不過你真應(yīng)該和好一點(diǎn)的人共事啊。

　　Tina： Well， we were assigned to complete a project together. I think he will learn that it’s impossible to finish something all by oneself. And perhaps， he’ll become more supportive and thoughtful in the near future.

　　Tina：我們被分配要一起完成一個(gè)計(jì)劃。我想他會(huì)了解，只靠自己一個(gè)人是不可能把事情做完的�；蛟S以后他會(huì)變得比較愿意去多協(xié)助、多體諒別人。

　　Peter：It’s just your wishful thinking. Honestly， you’re not his mother and it’s not even your responsibility to“bring him up！”

　　Peter：這只是你一廂情愿的想法。老實(shí)說，你又不是他的媽媽，沒有責(zé)任把他“拉扯大”啊。