"wake up and smell the coffee" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 清醒一点（直译：醒来闻闻咖啡）

Definition

这个表达意思是让人认清现实，尤其当你一直在忽视或否认它的时候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达属于非正式、带点幽默感，常用于别人不面对事实时。用以劝别人认清现实，不用于真正的“醒来”。

Examples

You need to wake up and smell the coffee—this plan isn't working.

你需要**清醒一点**——这个计划行不通。

It's time to wake up and smell the coffee before it's too late.

是时候**清醒一点**了，别等到太晚。

If you think money grows on trees, you need to wake up and smell the coffee.

如果你觉得钱会从天上掉下来，你得**清醒一点**。

Come on, wake up and smell the coffee—she's never going to call you back.

拜托，**清醒一点**吧—她不会再给你打电话了。

Seriously, you have to wake up and smell the coffee about your grades before it's too late.

说真的，你得**清醒一点**，注意下自己的成绩，别等到太晚。

People need to wake up and smell the coffee—climate change is real.

人们得**清醒一点**——气候变化是真的。