【原】think outside the box 是在箱子外面思考的意思吗

只要思想不滑坡，办法总比困难多，很少有人会躲在箱子里面思考问题，因为那样感觉很奇怪，但是 think outside the box 也不表示在箱子外面思考，也别翻译成跳出框框，它是一个习语，可以意为“打破常规思考，突发奇想”等，寓意：

think differently

换个角度思考

to be creative and produce something that is not usual or boring

有创造力并创作出一些不平常或不无聊的东西

to come up with something that is unique and interesting

想出一些独特有趣的东西

look at the broader context of a problem, challenge etc.

在一个大背景下看问题或是挑战

这个习语也可以写作 out of the box thinking，例如：

The team always thinks outside the box to come up with unique advertisements for all its clients.

这个团队总是打破常规，为所有客户制作独特的广告。

Sarah has spent her whole life in performing a routine job work so don't expect that she would ever be able to think outside the box.

莎拉一生都在做日常工作，所以别指望她能打破常规思考。

In our organisation, thinking outside the box has an added advantage for all of the employees.

在我们的组织中，打破常规的思考对所有员工都有额外的好处。

This out of the box thinking has helped save many lives when travelling by the sea.

这个突发奇想已经拯救了出海旅行的许多人的生命。

确实人只要打破常规，才能突破束缚，迎来先机，创造成功。