1.“the other day”大家知道是什么意思,字面意思是“几天前;前两天,前几天,日前,前些日子”其实这个词的内涵意思是:不久前的某一天的一个比较模糊或不确定时间点:

He asked about you the other day.

前些日子他问到过你。

I missed the film the other day.

那天的电影,我没捞着看。

The other day I came across a friend in the street.

日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。

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You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition

几天前你带着一份商业提案来我的办公室见我。

I phoned your office the other day

几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。

We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.

前两天我们在最喜欢的餐馆吃了午饭。

My voice has got so low now I was mistaken for a man the other day on the phone.

我的声音变得很低沉,以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。

I rang her the other day and she said she?39;d like to come round

我前几天给她打电话,她说想过来玩。

The other day, in a little church near Brighton, a window was dedicated to the memory of the Revd. Michael Scott

几天前,在布赖顿附近的一个小教堂,人们以一扇窗户来纪念迈克尔·斯科特牧师。

I was chatting to him the other day

前几天我和他聊了一阵。

The other day we had some visitors from Switzerland

前几天我们接待了几位来自瑞士的参观者。

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类似的表达还有:

the other night, the other morning, the other week

They had a commercial on the other night for Drug Free America that was so gross I thought Daddy was going to faint

他们前几天晚上为“美国远离毒品”组织播的那则广告非常恶心,我觉得爸爸看了都快晕过去了。

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I happened to see Alice the other night.

几天前一个晚上我碰巧看见了艾丽斯。

I wrapped up my bike the other night.

我前不久的一天晚上将自行车撞坏了。

They saw us talking outside of villette?39;s house the other morning.

他们看到你和我那天早上在依列斯特家外面谈话。

My sister came down the other week.

我姐姐几星期前到我这儿来了。

如果想要表示“另外一天”可以用“another day”来表示,它还有“又一天,再一天”的意思,例如:

Let?39;s discuss it another day.

咱们改日再议吧!

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I think he?39;s just going to deal with this problem another day

我想他改天就会处理这个问题。

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We couldn?39;t stay out there in that desolation another day.

在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。

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Tell you what, let?39;s stay here another day.

我想,我们可以在这里再呆一天。

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With another day?39;s work in the can, Philip is happy to leave the open countryside and head for his London flat.

又干完了一天的活,菲利普满心愉悦地离开了广袤的乡村,前往自己位于伦敦的公寓。

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It was another day of mind-numbing tedium.

又是一个令人麻木的单调乏味的日子。

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Another day dragged by.

又挨过了一天。

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2.one fine day

“One fine day”从字面看是“美好的一天”但是在表示一个未知的时间的时候可以引申为“突然有一天”,“总有一天”。(小编理解为过去的时间:突然间在某个不确定的或不显眼的一天(的某个未知的时间)) one fine day的英文解释:Suddenly on some unspecified or unremarkable day;at some unspecified or unknown time也就是突然间在某个不确定的或不显眼的一天(的某个未知的时间)。例如:

I hadn?39;t seen him for ten years. Then one fine day he just turned up.我有10年没见他了,突然有一天他出现了。

Then one fine day, an existing committer of the project will send you an invitation to become a member.

有朝一日,您的能力得到了肯定,项目现有的提交者之一将发给您一封加盟邀请信。

One fine day, he just decided to step back from the relationship.

突然有一天,他决定离开这段感情。

My father decided one fine day that he wanted to buy a camper van and travel around the country.

我父亲决定,总有一天他会想要买一辆野营车然后全国到处旅游。

3.some day

表示的是“总有一天”,而不是字面上以为的“一些天”,“some day”所表示的时间是未来一个不确定的时间,是还没有发生的一天。“总有一天;有朝一日;将来”(小编理解为将来的时间:未来一个不确定的时间,是还没有发生的一天(的一个时间))

at some time in the future

Some day he?39;ll be famous.

总有一天他会成名的。

Some day I?39;ll be a pilot

有朝一日,我会成为一名飞行员。

I hope some day you will find the woman who will make you happy

我希望有一天你能找到一个会让你幸福的女人。

Some day I?39;ll pay you back for this!

总有一天我会为此报复你。

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Some day I will reciprocate your great kindness to me.

总有一天我会报答你对我的厚爱。

We shall die some day.

我们总有一天要弃世而去。

If he goes on like this, he will be imprisoned some day.

如果他继续这样下去,势必有一天要蹲监狱。

She cherishes a hope that she will be a singer some day.

她怀着总有一天要当歌唱家的希望。

以上4例来自《汉英大词典》

one day

有朝一日;(过去)某一天

at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past

One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country.

有朝一日,我要离开城市搬到农村去。

One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back.

一天,他带了个小提包走出家门,再也没有回来。

4.great day

也不是表示“好的一天”,而是可以用在句子开口表示“我的天啊!”,我们熟悉的“我的天啊”一般是用“Oh my god!”,但是在国外其实这句话不是经常说的,而且也不能随便说。在面对虔诚的宗教徒的时候“God”可是非常神圣的,是不能够随便称呼的。

就算不是宗教信徒也不是很常说“Oh my god!”,这句话只在很惊讶的时候说,平常说大家只会觉得你戏很多,所以还是使用“great day”好一点。例句:

Great day! I didn’t expect to see you here. 我的天啊!没想到能在这里见到你。

当然,great day,也表示:一个不同寻常的日子

When the great day dawned, the first concern was the weather

当那个不同寻常的日子到来时,大家首先关注的是天气。

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5.of sb?39;s day

某人生活的时代

during a particular period of time when sb lived

the best player of his day

他那个时代最优秀的运动员

Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day.

贝西?史密斯是她那个时代的麦当娜。

6. in sb?39;s day

(某人的)昔日盛时,鼎盛时期 ;年轻时;当年

She was a great dancer in her day.

她曾是红极一时的舞蹈家。

In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school.

我年轻时,毕业后就业机会很多。

7. make sb?39;s day

使某人一天非常快活

to make sb feel very happy on a particular day

The phone call from Mike really made my day.

迈克打来电话,真让我一天都快乐无比。

8. black day

原来black day是指“倒霉的一天;凶日;不吉利的一天”,同理,?34;white day?34; 不是“白天”,而是“白色情人节;良辰吉日”的意思。

例句:Yesterday was a black day for me.

昨天对我来说是个倒霉的日子。

They choose a white day for their engagement.

他们选择良辰吉日订婚。

It was a black day for the aircraft workers when the government announced it wascanceling its contract for a new fighter.

当政府宣布取消生产一种战斗机的合同时,那就是航天工作者的不幸日子。

注意:

it?39;s not sb?39;s day

祸不单行;特别倒霉的一天

used when several unfortunate or unpleasant things happen on the same day

My car broke down and then I locked myself out─it?39;s just not my day!

我的汽车抛锚了,我又没带房门钥匙——真是祸不单行!

9.rainy day

是指你可能会遇到困难或麻烦的一段时期。

rainy day可以指困难时期,常常搭配do something for a rainy day;save, keep, etc. sth for a rainy day也就是我们说的“未雨绸缪,以备不时之需”的意思。

看个英语例句:

I know you want to buy a new phone with your bonus,but you should really save that money for a rainy day.

我知道你想用你的奖金买一个新手机,但是你真的应该存下那笔钱以备不时之需。

最后,希望大家学习英语要贵在持之以恒,因为罗马不是一天建成的:

Rome wasn?39;t built in a day.

罗马不是一天建成的;复杂的工作不会一蹴而就。