In English, it’s common for speakers to saythat they understand “where (someone) iscoming from” to express that theyunderstand why someone thinks this way. Inthis case, the phrase “where (someone) iscoming from” is metaphorical and refers tothe ideas or feelings that cause someone tohave a certain opinion. Similarly, speakersoften ask the question “Where did you getthis idea?” when they want to know thecause or origin of an idea.
英语中，说话人用“where (someone) iscoming from”来表达“明白某人为何有某种观点”是非常常见的。在这一用法中，短语“where (someone) is coming from”是比喻，指的是导致某人产生某种观点的想法或者感受。类似地，说话人想知道一个想法背后的原因或者来源时经常会问“Where did you getthis idea?”
On the other hand, the phrase “where(someone) is going with (something)” metaphorically refers to the next point in aperson’s argument/plan, the ultimate pointthey want to make, or the end goal in theirplan. In today’s lesson, Annie said “I seewhere you are going with this” to show thatshe could predict the next points that Keithwanted to make in his argument.
另一方面，这个短语“where (someone) isgoing with (something)”又比喻性地指某人的论点/计划中的下一个要点，或者是其最终想表达的点，又或者是他们计划的最终目标。在今天的课程中，Annie说“I see where you aregoing with this”来表示她可以推测Keith接下来想要表达的观点。
Check out the examples below to see howthese two phrases are used.
看一下下面的例句，了解一下这两个短语是如何使用的。
