"What's happened's happened", which is an expression of faith in the mechanics of the world. It's not an excuse to do nothing.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. What's happened's happened. 中's均為has的縮約
2. of faith 后進同化
3. mechanics 重音位置在第二音節 me‧'chan‧ics
4. excuse詞性不同,尾音不同。名詞尾部為/s/,動詞尾部為/z/
言之有物:
1. 詞根:mechan(machine)
*同源詞:
① me'chanic【mechan 機器 + -ic 表示人的后綴名詞 → 】n. 機械士;技工
② me'chanics【mechan 機器 + -ics = science, system → 】 n. 機械學;力學;技巧
③ me'chanical【-al 形容詞后綴 → 】adj. 機械的;呆板的
④ 'mechanism【-ism 名詞后綴 → 】n. 機械(裝置);結構;技巧
⑤ 'mechanize【-ize 動詞后綴 → 】 v. 機械化
2. What's happened's happened. 發生的既已發生。
=What has happened has happened.
類似句式還有:
What is done is done. 木已成舟。
What is done cannot be undone. 往事不可追。
It's too late to change it now. What's done is done.
現在改變不了了。木已成舟。
What's done is done. The past cannot be altered.
過去的已過去,木已成舟了。
Well, well, the thing is done. Let us go forward in hope.
木已成舟,我們一起祝愿未來吧。
圖片源自《唐頓莊園》
3. excuse作為名詞的用法:
① an excuse for 對于XX的借口
What excuse did they give for the delay?
他們延期的借口是什么?
There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.
那種行為沒什么可辯解的。
There's no excuse for what I did, Les.
我的所作所為沒有借口,萊斯。
圖片源自《芝加哥烈焰》
② an excuse to do 借口做某事
She was just looking for an excuse to call him.
她正在找借口電他。
③ have an excuse 有借口
Joe was late, but as always he had an excuse.
Joe遲到了,但一如往常,他有理由。
You've got an excuse for everything, don't you?
你凡事都能找到理由,是不是?
圖片源自《靈書妙探》
④ make/give an excuse 找借口
He made some excuse about having a lot of work to do.
他找了個借口,說自己工作很多。
excuse的搭配:a reasonable / valid / legitimate excuse
有道理的 / 有效的 / 合理的借口
活學活用:
請用 excuse 隨意造句
《信條》(Tenet):該片講述了一名特工,在經過組織嚴密訓練之后,被派去執行一項重要的任務,最終在搭檔的幫助下,順利完成了任務并拯救了世界。
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