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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路
: q h7 c8 R) d+ R! J4 P. g8 V释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs. [; |. o& t+ p) a
) t2 r% J" j3 ?1 s2 o; ]例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we
( f4 o& q( k$ e' {* I; Z# `! v& M come to it. , Y: B& z' x. h- _2 D2 [
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
8 @- Q* P7 S' g8 S# f7 o 引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:
, j |* H. y y: W* z Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of ! _- R+ `8 J$ v9 d _2 s% x
excellent wit.
, m6 d, w/ V( Y- y+ T& g9 d, i Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......是个充满智慧的古老的谚8 h: ?! l/ ~8 H% n! T' j& W2 |: u, ~" r
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