| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
|---|---|---|
无功得名是常事，无过失名也是常事。 Reputation is often got without merit. | ||
在某些家庭中，家庭暴力是常事。 Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families. | ||
严厉批判政治人物乃是新闻界常事。 Bashing politicians is normal practice in the press. | ||
事实上，补补缀缀是常事。 Botched jobs are common, in fact. | ||
七口之家因此而有三四口人饿死的是常事。 It was common for three or four members of a family of seven to starve to death for these reasons. | ||
生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。 Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays. | ||
如果你的单位正好位于繁华街区，趁着午饭时分拉着同事一起去血拼大概也是常事。 It seems usual to go shopping with your colleagues during lunch time if there is a bustling block around your workplace. | ||
跨地区、跨文化的迁移已经成为常事，这也就意味着，背井离乡不再像从前那样引发深沉的感慨和悲痛。 Cross-cultural movement has become the norm, which means that leaving one's native country is not as dramatic or traumatic as it used to be. | ||
