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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路$ o& I! w+ Q! p/ ~* E! g1 \
释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs" \# A O1 s0 V& k4 T9 j8 _) ~
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例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we , B$ T5 G2 H7 B7 ?; D# x6 C
come to it.
" T5 f5 A. N; x& E6 v. T0 z0 C 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。$ y+ R: P$ l% w, m% t- F2 h
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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7 D4 l, a! Y# k u1 t/ W
引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:9 c, p' w5 P% T6 I, m- j I6 Y
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of
2 Q, Q* }0 S% L+ ?% }" N7 R excellent wit.
. c7 r6 \( j+ d5 g$ A Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......是个充满智慧的古老的谚
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