outlive 作业练习

Part I. 作业练习：

1. 这个传统方法已经行不通了。

翻译：This conventional way has outlived its usefulness.

答案：This traditional approach has outlived its usefulness.

2. 场景：那些不具有可执行的规定，形同虚设。

造句：Those unenforceable laws have outlived their usefulness.

Part II. 笔记：

outlive：live or last longer than

比...活的长，活得持久

eg. He outlived his wife. 他比他妻子活得久。

outlive one's usefulness 表示某人或某事已经没用了。等于no longer useful.

eg. The one-child policy had outlived its usefulness.  独生子女政策已经没有用了。

Now you have outlived your usefulness to me. 现在你对我已经没用了。

In startups the conventional/standard work schedule, i.e.from 9am to 5 pm, has long since outlived its usefulness.

在创业公司，标准的作息制度，早已形同虚设。

outlive 作业练习