美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)：815 has had its day
如果說什么東西has had its day, 意思就是這種東西已經(jīng)沒什么用，不再受歡迎，不象以前那么成功了。換句話說，就是過時(shí)了。什么是你最喜歡的交通工具?讓我們聽聽下面這個(gè)記者的報(bào)導(dǎo)。
例句-1：Until very recently, travelers in the U.S. have chosen to get on an airplane for quick and affordable transportation. So has the train had its day? Maybe not. Because of increased security at airports and higher airfares, many passengers have shown a renewed interest in rail service. It may become popular once again.
這個(gè)記者說：直到最近一段時(shí)間，很多美國(guó)人出門旅游，還喜歡坐飛機(jī)，因?yàn)轱w機(jī)速度快，價(jià)錢又不貴。那是不是說火車已經(jīng)過時(shí)了?這可不一定。由于機(jī)場(chǎng)加強(qiáng)安檢，機(jī)票又不斷漲價(jià)，很多游客又開始轉(zhuǎn)向火車了。沒準(zhǔn)火車會(huì)重新受到歡迎呢!
沒錯(cuò)，我就喜歡坐火車。雖然火車不如飛機(jī)快，但是坐火車很舒服，而且現(xiàn)在飛機(jī)的燃料價(jià)格不斷上升，都轉(zhuǎn)嫁到了乘客的身上，機(jī)票越來越貴。
還有什么東西是has had its day，過時(shí)的呢?比如說，電報(bào)，肯定大家都同意。 Telegram has had its day . 再比如說，報(bào)紙。估計(jì)有一部分人同意。那Internet因特網(wǎng)呢?因特網(wǎng)如日中天，正火呢，肯定不能說it has had its day. 還有啊，現(xiàn)在大家都上網(wǎng)購(gòu)物，Shopping mall，購(gòu)物中心是不是過時(shí)了呢?那恐怕也不盡然。
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Has had its day這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)也可以用在人身上，比如說早已沒人提起的老電影明星，我們就可以說，She has had her day. 下面讓我們聽聽一名消防隊(duì)員是怎么說他的老隊(duì)長(zhǎng)的。
例句-2：I have the greatest respect for the fire chief. Over the last thirty years, he's been a courageous leader. But, frankly, he has had its day. Firefighting has changed and it's time we appoint a successor who can take on new challenges.
這個(gè)消防隊(duì)員說：我對(duì)我們隊(duì)長(zhǎng)有著無限的敬意。過去三十年來，他一直是我們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，勇氣過人。但是坦率地講，他那一套已就過時(shí)了。消防工作日新月異，他需要一個(gè)能夠接受新挑戰(zhàn)的接班人。
既然有過輝煌的事業(yè)，那么急流勇退也沒有什么不好。我昨天晚上看電視，是兩個(gè)喜劇表演的老搭檔。我從小就是看他們的節(jié)目長(zhǎng)大的，可是40年過去的，同樣的笑話他們今天還在講。I really believe they have had their day.
大家可能會(huì)問，這種說法是從哪里來的? Has had its day，這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)最早可以追溯到16世紀(jì)。Every dog has its day. 意思是所有人都會(huì)有得意的日子，也就是我們常說的風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)。
