例句-2: I'd have to say the chances are cloudy. We have quite a bit of support for this bill but we're not sure that we have enough votes to get it passed.
不管是美国人,还是中国人,我们每个人恐怕都有做白日梦的时候。有的时候,我们一边走路,一边在想心事,或者是一边做什么事,一边在想其它事情,身边发生什么事全然没有注意到。美国人把这叫做: in the clouds。
In the clouds可以解释为:心不在焉。请听下面这个例子,这是一个人在说她的朋友:
例句-3: Sally is my best friend but she walked right past me today, and didn't even say hello. Her head certainly was in the clouds--she looked like her mind was a thousand miles away.