每天三分钟学英语 第271期:外国人说"sooner or later"到底是"早"还是"晚"?

 情景对话：

I am so lucky. I thought I'd never find anyone who wanted to hear my story. Then you came along. Just in time.

知识点讲解：

I thought I'd never find anyone who...

我以为我永远找不到一个人……

【例句一】

I thought I'd never find anyone who loves Broadway musicals¹ as much as I do and then I met you.

我以为我永远找不到一个像我一样喜欢百老汇音乐剧的人了。然后我就遇到了你。

【例句二】

I thought I'd never find anyone who would want to go on a bike trip through the country with me.

我以为我永远找不到一个愿意和我骑自行车超越全国的人了。

Come along

来了

Our friendship was perfect until his girlfriend came along and ruined² everything.

我们两人的关系本来特别好，直到他女朋友来了，毁了一切。

In time

及时

You're just in time. The movie just started.

你来得好及时，电影刚刚开始。

on time = 按时、准时

You need to be on time.

你需要准时哦。

Well, everyone has to say goodbye sooner or later.

Everyone has to...sooner or later.

每个人迟早……

Most of my friends don't plan on living in this country forever³. Everyone has to leave sooner or later.

我大多数朋友都不打算以后在这个国家生活。每个人迟早都要走。

Everyone has to grow up sooner or later.

每个人迟早都要长大。

Having kids is what people do when they get older. Everyone has to do it sooner or later.

当人长大以后都会生小孩。每个人迟早都会生小孩。

1 musicals   

n.音乐的，用于音乐的( musical的名词复数 )；喜爱[精通]音乐的；音调优美的；悦耳的

参考例句：

• I get very nostalgic when I watch these old musicals on TV. 我从电视中看到这些旧音乐影片，怀旧之情油然而生。 来自辞典例句
• The most successful shows in the London theatre are often musicals. 伦敦剧院最叫座的剧目往往是歌舞喜剧。 来自辞典例句

2 ruined   

adj.毁灭的；堕落的；破产的v.破坏( ruin的过去式)；毁掉；使破产；使沦落

参考例句：

• The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
• I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man. 我被那场官司搞垮了，现在已经倾家荡产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 forever   

adv.(=for ever)永远；总是

参考例句：

• Teacher is powerful in a child's eyes forever.老师在孩子们的心中永远是强者。
• You can't depend on your parents forever.你不能永远依赖你父母。