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【绝望的主妇】“现在不是聊这个的时候。”

2025/1/23
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【句子】This is not the time, Susie.   【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ /ðə/ /taɪm/ /ˈsuːzi/

【发音技巧】This is连读;not the不完全爆破;

【翻译】现在不是问这个问题的时候,苏茜。

【适用场合】

今天这个句子This is not the time. 其实可以理解成This is not the right time.

“现在不是做某件事情的时间;现在并不适合做某事”;

这里的the (right) time其实可以理解成 a suitable moment,“一个合适的时机”;

我们可以说this is not the time for sth.

或者this is not the time to do sth.

开头的this也经常用it来替换,意思相近;

 

eg:"It is not the time for that," he says.

他说道,“这并不是做那件事情的时机。”

 

eg: This isn't the time to make hard and fast decision. This is the time to make mistakes.

现在并不是做出艰难、草率决定的时候,而是去试错的时候。

这段话来自《暮光之城》,写得不错。

 

eg: It is not the time to be cautious.

现在不是谨慎的时候。

 

eg: It is not the time to hide something.

现在不是隐瞒事情的时候。/现在这时机,不适合隐瞒事情。

 

eg: When a house is burning, it is not the time to conserve water.

当房子着火时,不是节约用水的时候。

 

eg: I am very fond of the football star, but it is not the time to talk about this.

我超级喜欢那个足球明星,但是现在不是聊这个的时候。

 

【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】

This is not the time to be thinking about buying a house.