跟學口語:"過時的東西"怎麼說?
當今的世界瞬息萬變,每天都不斷有新事物產生,也有舊事物被淘汰.那麼,"過時的東西"在英語裏要怎麼表達呢?
The famous British "stiff upper lip" has become a thing of the past, according to a survey on Thursday which found Britons are no longer embarrassed to shed a tear or be affectionate in public.
上週四公佈的一項調查稱,英國人不苟言笑的著名形象如今已成爲過去.調查發現,英國人已不再羞於當衆落淚或流露感情.
這裏,"a thing of the past"就是指"往事,過時的事物".
sth that no longer happens or exists
Everybody sends emails these days. Letter-writting has become a thing of the past.如今大家都發電子郵件,寫信早已過時了.
