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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路
* X" b, V' L6 J1 i: `释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs) D) F, {" ^2 u) O b2 T) a; i
! W& z' X c" }5 f7 M* z例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we 9 K9 ~% h6 r( V9 l: B
come to it.
7 |2 K% e0 E. g- u 我们要是卖不掉这房子,那我们就等问题出现时再解决也不迟。
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典故:这个短语起源甚早,即使连《牛津英语谚语词典》也无法列出其起源,只
, A2 {- u! P& g# G d6 ?. h 引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:
( H6 c3 A1 X6 M, o. b Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of
3 n d( N \' W# V excellent wit.
4 q, g5 g& X. z, w! Z# L Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......是个充满智慧的古老的谚9 f% m% F* K( O7 C0 @4 w2 ?$ D
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