校园英语口语习惯用语 第139期:have had one's/its day

have had one's/its day 过时了

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【讲解】

该习语直译为“拥有某人已经过去的一天” 引申为“不再拥有,不再成功,过时了”。

【对话】

A:I want to buy a trpewriter.

A:我想买台打字机。

B:Don't be silly. The typewriter has had its day. Don't you.know the computer has replaced it?

B:别傻了。打字机已经过时了。难道你不知道计算机已经替代打字机了吗？

A:But if there's a power failure, you can still work with it.

A:如果停电的话，用打字机还是可以工作的。

B:It depends on you.

B：随你吧。