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新冠病毒终将被消灭疫情早晚会结束的!这里的“早晚”在英文中应该怎么说呢?
01、sooner or later
used to say that you do not know exactly when something will happen, but you are certain that it will happen
迟早
例句Sooner or later she's going to realize what a mistake she's made.她迟早会意识到她犯了一个多么严重的错误。
02、a matter/question of time
used when you think that something will happen at some point in the near future
(只不过是)时间问题(表达“迟早”换了种说法,也可以这么表达)
例句If you keep on driving like that, it'll only be a matter of timebefore you have an accident.如果你老是那样开车,迟早会出事的。
03、either today or tomorrow
字面意思:“不是今天就是明天”口语中也用来表示:早晚、迟早如《摔跤吧!爸爸》中的经典台词
例句If you win the silver medal then either today or tomorrowpeople will forget you. But you'll become an example if you win the gold medal ... 拿了银牌,人们迟早会忘记你。但是拿了,你就是榜样。