当一件事大局已定,接下来只需要等待时,我们会来一句:“只是时间问题”,好了今天的知识点来了,那么你知道,怎么用英文表达:"只是时间问题"?大家来和小航一起来学习下吧!
1.it is/seems only a matter of time before...
(某事发生)只是时间问题
【解释】
If you say that it is only a matter,
of time before something happens,
you mean that it cannot be avoided and will ,
definitely happen at some future date.
【例句】
It now seems only a matter of time before they resign.
如今看来,他们辞职只是个时间问题。
If the class is boring, it's only a matter ,
of time before students get distracted.
如果课很无聊,
学生们分心只是时间问题。
2.sooner or later 迟早
【解释】
If you say that something will happen sooner or later,
you mean that it will happen at some time in the future,
even though it might take a long time.
【例句】
Sooner or later he would be caught by the police.
迟早他会被警方抓住的。
Sooner or later she's going to realize ,
what a mistake she's made.
迟早她会意识到她犯了一个多么大的错误。
3.in a given amount of time
在规定的时间内
【例句】
In the experiment, people were asked to peel as many potatoes as possible in a given amount of time.
在实验中,人们被要求在给定的时间内削尽可能多的土豆皮。
I don't think he's able to complete ,
that task in a given amount of time.
我不认为他能在规定时间内完成那项任务。