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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路- e9 t; Q& u: ?- I b* x Q
释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs b4 H6 l+ N# I8 C- V4 |* {3 ?, U
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例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we
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8 Y+ K8 j* w2 e" O, m! s& ^, } 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
) Q2 \$ T& H& e) \& h 引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:1 p) {* }% ~- d" z8 b3 u: d/ L% `! X
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of " w! P L/ z& Q4 e* A
excellent wit.
! H) Y# }9 A3 l2 P) s0 u 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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