年少时憧憬未来

总是想着轰轰烈烈、跌宕起伏

然而一年年下来

也不过是寻常小日子里偶尔翻个小浪花

就这么“日复一日”、“年复一年”

01 “日复一日”英文怎么说？

“日复一日”是说过了一天又一天

用来形容时间长、日子久或时光流逝

英语可以说 day in day out

例：

I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

我不得不日复一日干这些单调乏味的工作。

而年复一年= year in, year out

美式英语中写成：year in and year out

例：

We go to Mike's parents every summer, it's the same thing year in, year out.

我们每年夏天都去迈克的父母家，年年如此。

02 “全天候的”英文怎么说？

“全天候的”可以用

①

twenty-four seven

也可以写成24/7

24代表一天里的24小时

7代表一个星期里的7天

例：

Xiaojiang worries about you, 24/7.

小酱每时每刻都在担心你。

②

around-the-clock 或 round-the-clock

也可以用来表达“一整天的；全天候的；不分昼夜的”

例：

He's very sick and needs round-the-clock care.

他的病很重，需要全天候护理。

03 “against the clock”是什么意思？

against the clock = 争分夺秒

例：

It's now become a race against the clock.

现在已经变成了一场与时间的赛跑。

04 “small hours”是什么意思？

small hours = 凌晨

还可以说成

wee small hours, early hours 或 wee hours

例：

Xiaojiang was up until the small hours of the morning trying to finish her essay.

为了写完论文，小酱一直熬夜到凌晨。