英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話第551期:遲早的事情

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Subject：It is a matter of time.

迷你對(duì)話

A: I am very tired recently. I have spent much timeon the job.

我最近很累，在這項(xiàng)工作上花了很多時(shí)間。

B: You will succeed this time. It is only a matter of time.

你這次會(huì)成功的，這是遲早的事情。

地道表達(dá)

only a matter of time

1. 解詞釋義

A matter of time的字面意思是“時(shí)間的問(wèn)題或時(shí)間的事情”，也就是“遲早的事情”。表示某事最終會(huì)發(fā)生或者是人總要面對(duì)某事。其英文解釋為：sure to happen at some time in the future。它在使用時(shí)，要和only，simply 或者是 just連用。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. It's just a matter of time before prices for the newest computer come down.

最新電腦的價(jià)格下跌是遲早的事情。

e.g. It is only a matter of time before everything is settled.

現(xiàn)在萬(wàn)事俱全只是時(shí)機(jī)未到。

e.g. Come on, it's only a matter of time before someone owns the information

何必呢，這些信息遲早都會(huì)被人知道的。

e.g. It' s simply a matter of time before the rebels are crushed.

把這些叛亂分子鎮(zhèn)壓下去只是遲早的事。

e.g. It's only a matter of time before he stumbles on the seeds of an inside drug operation.

他就發(fā)現(xiàn)了警察內(nèi)部販毒的端倪是遲早的事情。

Ps：spend some time on something的意思是“花費(fèi)多少時(shí)間做某事”。例如：