He still hoped to find the pot of gold.

他仍希望找到那罐金子。

" Yes, " answered Tom. " But where is the pot of gold? "

“看到了，”汤姆回答，“但那罐金子在哪儿？”

People say that he knows where there is a pot of gold in the woods.

人们说它知道树林里的那罐金子在哪儿。

For example, I found my pot of gold after winning the lottery!

例如，中了彩票后我有了一大笔意外之财！

However, finding your pot of gold may not be likely or even possible.

然而，你找到一罐金子的可能性不大，甚至是不可能。

And you might hear people say 'there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow'.

你可能会听到有人说“彩虹尽头有一罐金子”。

Ah! but I was frightened for my heavy pots of gold and silver, and my purses of money.

啊！我不禁担心起那满罐的金银和鼓鼓的钱包了。

But. Hey. Maggie. If this is a rainbow, there must be a pot of gold somewhere down there.

但是。嘿。玛吉。如果这是彩虹，那下面的某个地方一定有一罐金子。

And that brings us to our idiom: the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

彩虹尽头的一罐金子。

Oh. But. Hey. Maggie. If this is a rainbow, that must be a pot of gold. Somewhere down there.

哦，嘿，麦琪，如果这是彩虹的话，那一定有一罐金子，就在下面的某个地方。

He would keep his eyes on the sly little elf every minute until he found the pot of gold.

他会每分每秒都盯着那个狡猾的小精灵，直到他找到那罐金子。

For example, I found my pot of gold after winning the lottery! But sadly, that is just an example.

例如，中了彩票后我有了一大笔意外之财！但遗憾的是，那只是举例。

Tom went closer still. " Where is the pot of gold? " he cried. " Show it to me! "

汤姆仍在靠近。“那罐金子在哪儿？”他喊道，“给我交出来！”

Tom put the elf down. " All right, " he said. " Thank you for the pot of gold."

汤姆放下小精灵。他说：“好了。感谢你的那罐金子。”

" Where is the pot of gold? I won't let you go until you show me where it is."

“那罐金子在哪儿？你告诉我在哪儿，我才会放了你。”

Because of the unrealistic nature of the pot of gold, this expression is often used in the negative form.

因为找到一罐金子并不现实，所以这个表达通常用于否定形式。

Pot of gold. No, I'm just kidding.

一罐金子。 不，我只是在开玩笑。

Finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow can also be used to talk about actual money.

在彩虹的尽头找到一罐金子也可以被用来谈论真正的钱。

Her father told her that she was looking for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

她的父亲告诉她，她是在寻找彩虹的尽头的一罐金子。

I opened the door to find Scott holding a pot of gold (my cooking kettle) and the treasure of a gift package.

最后我走到小储物室，打开门，发现斯科特手里捧着“金罐子”（我的蒸煮锅）和内装着“财富”的大礼包。