【绝望的主妇】“我相信你也会认同,分开对我们才是最好的。”
英语老师瑶瑶
【句子】I'm sure you'll agree it's for the best. 【Desperate Housewives S2E10】
【发音】/aɪm/ /ʃɔː/ /ʃʊə(r)/ /juːl/ /əˈɡriː/ /ɪts/ /fə(r)/ /ðə/ /best/
【发音技巧】you'll agree连读;
【翻译】我相信你也会同意,这是最好的方案。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习这个表达,叫做be for the best,
可以理解成good in spite of the way it seems; 或者better than you think or than it appears to be;“结果终究是好事;未必是坏事;一切都是最好的安排”;
用于这样的场景:当下看起来不太好,长远来看反而是更好的结果。
eg: I had to go home and change after spilling coffee on myself, but it was for the best because I avoided a major traffic jam.
我把咖啡洒在身上了,不得不回家换衣服,但是结果反而是最好的,因为我避开了大堵车。
eg: I'm a little sad we broke up, but I guess it's for the best.
我们分手了我有点难过,但也许这样最好/是最好的结果。
eg: We're taking your phone away if you slack off. We just want you to pass the exams. It's for the best.
如果你再懈怠我们就要没收你的手机了。我们只是想让你通过考试,这是为了你好/这样最好。
eg: I was really disappointed to get rejected from my first-choice school, but I think it will be for the best because now I won't be so far from home.
我被第一志愿的学校拒了,真的感觉很失望。但是我觉得塞翁失马焉知非福,这样一来,我就不用离家里太远了。
eg: Tom, I love you, but we do nothing but fight lately. I think it would be for the best if we broke up.
汤姆,我爱你,可我们最近光吵架了。我觉得我们分手或许对彼此都好。
eg: I'm very sorry to hear of the death of your aunt. She'd been ill for a long time. Perhaps it's for the best.
听闻你的姑妈去世了,我深感惋惜。她病了很久了,也许对她来说,那是种解脱。
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
I didn't get into the college I wanted, but I couldn't afford it anyway. It's probably all for the best.