大家好，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——down the road, 这个短语的含义不是指“下面的马路”，其正确的含义是：

down the road 将来

Cars that drive themselves are in development now, but a marketable product is a long way down the line.

无人汽车正在开发中，但要拿出有销路的产品还有很长的路要走。

We plan to have an office in both cities - but that‘s down the road.

我们打算在两个城市都设立一间办公室，但是这是将来的事。

If you don‘t do your homework now, it‘ll be a problem down the road when you don‘t know the material for the exam.

如果你现在不做作业，当你不知道考试的资料时，将会是个问题。

I do want to get married, but down the road, not any time soon.

我不想结婚，但是将来会，不是近期。

Her doctoral degree is about three years down the road.

她在未来三年可以获得博士学位。