Last
last: to continue existing or happening
例句:
想到“持续”可能立刻想到“continue”,很多时候也可用“last”替换。“last”作为动词可以表示“持续”,它的主语一般是一个事件、情形、问题。比如“房产的繁荣景象不会持续”:
1) The housing boom will not last.
Justin 在写“瑞幸咖啡”的英文随笔中也用到过“last”。瑞幸发展迅猛,但这种势头是否会持续下去还不得而知:
2) But the question is, will the momentum last?
最新一期《经济学人》在单田芳先生的讣告一文中写道有个节目从 2005 年开始每天放一集单先生的评书,他的作品多到可以一直放到 2036 年。《经济学人》的作者是这样写的:
3) At an episode a day, the stock would last until 2036.
《圣经》中有这样一句话也用到 last:
4) Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
译:生活中总是充满了起起落落,没有什么是一成不变的。
我的版本:Life is full of ups and downs: nothing will last forever.
参考翻译:Life is always full of ups and downs. Nothing lasts forever.
场景:For many, the enthusiasm for learning English will not last long.
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.
—Mark Twain
He who laughs, lasts!
—Mary Pettibone Poole