词源趣谈 | jam tomorrow 许而不予的好东西

jam tomorrow 指不会实现的憧憬或承诺。它出自刘易斯·卡罗尔(Lewis Carroll)的小说《镜中缘》(Through the Looking-Glass):

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday—but never jam today.
明天有果酱,昨天有果酱,但就是今天没果酱。