想把一块石头扔到远处不是件易事，因此，英语表达“a stone's throw 掷石之距”用来比喻两个地点之间非常近，类似于汉语成语“一步之遥”、“一箭之地”等。人们常用这个说法来描述相隔咫尺却无法用准确的数字形容的距离。

 

例句

How come you're always late? You live just a stone's throw from here.

你为什么总是迟到？你住的地方离这里只有两步路远吧。

 

We are selling a nice apartment with a great location¹. It's only a stone's throw from the closest bus stop.

我们正在出售一套地理位置特别好的公寓，离它最近的公交车站只有一步之遥。

 

I used to live a stone's throw away from the sea. Sometimes, I could even hear the sound of the waves crashing onto the shore.

我曾住在离大海咫尺之远的地方。有时候我甚至能听到海浪拍打岸边的声音。

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