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11. cross a bridge when one comes to it车到山前必有路
; w+ O7 w8 t7 h2 K! _: i1 T: k释义:deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs) e5 a$ U, {) K4 } S& \3 B
" Q4 \7 M- j: a$ T' ^2 y例句:If we can't sell the house——well, we'll cross that bridge when we
! T( y6 A0 Q, Y( \4 s8 Y/ k come to it.
& T0 p: N, a- A, G6 k 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。7 _+ x5 V. J, \0 p, j
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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1 }8 T: c% _+ E8 A( w8 m
引用了19世纪美国诗人朗菲罗的作品:
& |9 r6 L% D4 Q S8 u3 ~1 M Don't cross the bridge till you come to it, ......is a proverb old, and of
) B& T! }/ Q+ c$ \' | excellent wit.
6 s% M5 ^3 U1 W 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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