当想表示某人早该做某事
或某事早就该发生了
可以用 about time,意思是:
差不多是时候了;早该(做某事)了;早该如此
来两个例句感受下:
It's about time (that) the school
improved its food service.
学校早该改善膳食服务了。
"So Ben's finally found a job."
"Yeah, it's about time."
“这么说,本终于找到工作了。”
“对,早就该找到了。”
(《蜘蛛侠:平行宇宙》第二部终于要来了)
除了 about time,也可以用 high time
来表示同样的含义
“差不多是时候了;早该(做某事)了”
It is high time for the critics to
open their minds to a new approach.
是到了批评者们对新做法
采取开放态度的时候了。
(《隐藏人物》超好看~)
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