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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路2 }- w2 |6 j( I* ~# X; k
释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs8 d1 l; a; j, K6 t
0 C1 t* S7 n( S, w* |+ r例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we
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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
2 I& B, R- F$ X 引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:
7 T2 s( P- s* n5 q Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of
# u/ e. v) Q! U3 c" G excellent wit. , V: @% R9 y: Y! X1 D, N
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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