“木已成舟”指“事情已成为不可改变的定局”,而在英语里“the die is cast”可以表示类似的意思。这里的die可不是“死亡”,而是作名词意为“骰子”,相当于dice。“the die is cast”直译过来就是“骰子已经掷出去了”,落子无悔、不能回头,自然是“大局已定,木已成舟”了。来造个句吧:“From the moment she closed the door behind her, the die was cast and a divorce was inevitable.”(从她关上身后的门的那一刻起,一切已经注定,一场离婚不可避免。)
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