have a good run for your money 可不是为钱跑步

have a good run for your money

含义

短语"have a good run for your money"意思是说过得有意义，没有虚度时光。该短语源于马匹赛跑或狩猎活动，意味着即使参与其中需要花费不少钱，但所获得的享受和经验往往值得这个代价。后来这个短语的使用更倾向于比喻含义，指为了某事付出努力或挑战并获得了满足的结果。 例如：尽管小明的创业项目最终没有赢得投资，但小明认为为之奋斗的过程很有价值，可以说"have a good run for his money"。

例句

• I've achieved a lot in my life and I feel I've had a good run for my money.
  我取得了很多成就，没有虚度时光。
• Despite the challenges, we really had a good run for our money with that project.
  尽管遇到了挑战，但我们在那个项目上确实物有所值。
• The old car had a good run for your money before it finally broke down.
  那辆旧车在最终坏掉之前确实物有所值。
• Even though the team didn't win the championship, they had a good run for their money.
  即使球队没有赢得冠军，他们的表现也物有所值。
• I feel like I had a good run for my money with the online course, it was really informative.
  我觉得我在这个在线课程上没有虚度时间，它真的很有信息量。
• She had a good run for her money with her small business before deciding to sell it.
  在决定出售之前，她的小生意确实做得挺好

起源

短语 "have a good run for your money" 的起源最初可能与马术赛事有关，这是一个代价高昂的运动。然而，这个表达也可能与英式的狩猎有关，即用猎犬追逐动物的狩猎，此过程需要一匹好马和合适的衣着等等。在一些动物资源不丰富的地方，猎人甚至可能需要购买猎物，例如袋装的狐狸或笼装的鹿。尽管狩猎成本高昂，但狩猎爱好者认为，这些成本都是值得的(a good run for your money)。 牛津英语词典认为，"have a good run for your money" 这个短语起源于马术赛事，但其几乎从一开始就可以在比喻意义或扩展意义上使用，指任何类型的挑战，无论是否有钱财支出。事实上，牛津英语词典引用的最早使用实例将该短语用于比喻意义： "1874 Slang Dict. 274 To have a run for one's money is also to have a good determined struggle for anything."