校園英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)(MP3+字幕)第139期

have had one's/its day 過(guò)時(shí)了
    【講解】
    該習(xí)語(yǔ)直譯為“擁有某人已經(jīng)過(guò)去的一天” 引申為“不再擁有,不再成功,過(guò)時(shí)了”。
    【對(duì)話】
    A:I want to buy a trpewriter.
    A:我想買臺(tái)打字機(jī)。
    B:Don't be silly. The typewriter has had its day. Don't you know the computer has replaced it?
    B:別傻了。打字機(jī)已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。難道你不知道計(jì)算機(jī)已經(jīng)替代打字機(jī)了嗎？
    A:But if there's a power failure, you can still work with it.
    A:如果停電的話，用打字機(jī)還是可以工作的。
    B:It depends on you.
    B：隨你吧。