此一时彼一时。Cǐ yìshí bǐ yìshí. this is one situation and that was another; times have changed



此一时彼一时。
Cǐ yìshí bǐ yìshí.
this is one situation and that was another; times have changed


用法说明

        "此一时彼一时（Cǐ yìshí bǐ yìshí.）"一般作为独立成分出现在话语中，表示时间不同，情况也不同，不能相提并论。

"此一时彼一时" usually acts as an independent component in a sentence. It means the situation has changed a lot with the times.



例句

1、甲：小王最近买房买车了。
Jiă: Xiǎo Wáng zuìjìn mǎi fáng mǎi chē le.
A: Xiao Wang has bought a house and a car recently.


乙：是啊，真是此一时彼一时，前些年他穷得连饭都吃不上。
Yǐ: Shì a, zhēnshì cǐ yìshí bǐ yìshí, qiánxiēnián tā qióng de lián fàn dōu chībúshàng.
B: The situation has changed. He was so poor that he almost could not afford his life a few years ago.


2、甲：老王现在都当上部门经理了。
Jiă: Lǎo Wáng xiànzài dōu dāngshang bùmén jīnglǐ le.
A:Lao Wang has become a sector manager now.


乙：此一时彼一时，几年前他还只是一个小职员。
Yǐ: Cǐyìshí bǐyìshí, jǐnián qián tā hái zhǐshì yí ge xiǎo zhíyuán.
B: Everything has changed now! He was just an employee several years ago.

• sentence [´sentəns]   n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑   (初中英语单词)
• manager [´mænidʒə]   n.经理；管理人；干事   (初中英语单词)
• component [kəm´pəunənt]   a.组成的；成分   (高中英语单词)