066. Now that I (come to) think about it,...
我現在想起來……
[句型解析]
我們在做一件事的時候,往往并不知道它會給我們帶來什么結果,是否值得一做。直到某一天,當我們回憶起時,才會體會出點什么。“I come to think about it...”(現在想起來……) 不就很好地描述了這種心情嗎?
[實例]
1. Now that I come to think about it, you're right to dismiss him.
我現在想起來,你辭退他是對的。
2. Now that I come to think about it, how ignorant I was!
現在想起來,當初我是多么無知?。?
3. Now that I think about it, you are wise not to have accepted him.
現在想起來,你當初沒有接受他是明智的。
4. Now that I think about it, he is a person really worth trusting.
現在想起來,他倒是個可以信賴的人呢。
[實戰(zhàn)練習]
A: Where did you put my dictionary?
你把我的字典放哪兒了?
B: I'm sorry, but I can抰 remember where I put it last.
對不起,我記不清放哪兒了。
A: But that's my favorite dictionary.
可那是我最喜歡的字典。
B: Wait, now that I think about it, I left it on the kitchen table.
等一下,現在我想我把它放在廚房桌子上了。
A: How could you be so careless? You should be more careful with other people’s things.
你怎么這么粗心,對他人的東西你應該小心.
B: Sorry. I'll be more careful next time.
對不起,下次我會更小心的。