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。
以上3例来自《汉英大词典》
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。
以上8例来自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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。
以上4例来自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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。