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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路" X$ G0 u; ~& F, G0 M" {: h
释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs- [3 _) t5 R3 }2 F; ~
+ m8 S' k0 k9 }/ u" C4 U例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we
! W, V) S0 d# M, {) s come to it. ; h/ [4 I9 l+ c/ G, X/ s: z; K
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。9 j" I0 d( Z/ j& d
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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. h0 o6 O- M! o( Q) ^2 {$ e8 V6 n0 \ F
引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:$ D! S8 j# v; [( b* G, m' W
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of . [+ D/ I( j, U, K% H0 o
excellent wit. 4 ]# o' i& ~& z2 a" C0 y
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......是个充满智慧的古老的谚0 A* A- o4 g& v7 @2 M- ^
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