美语串烧【23】There's like a whole other thing going on there. 其实不然。

1. There's like a whole other thing going on there. 其实不然。

那只是表面上看来如此，相信我，当你跟她比较熟了，就会发现其实不然。

这句话比较常见的说法是：There's like a whole other thing going on.带有「其中另有玄机，并不像表面上看到的样子」的意味。可以用在形容人的性格，或表里不一的事物上。

A: I know you think Harvard is a school full of really studious, boring bookworms.
我知道你认为上哈佛的，都是只会念书的无聊书呆子。

B: I used to. But after spending a weekend there, I know there's like a whole other story going on there.
那是以前啦。但在那里待了一个周末以后，我就了解那里其实不然。

2. someone goes the extra mile　某人加倍努力。

这句话比较常出现在正面形容某人付出的努力：

A: Bob might have to work overtime to get this project done.
鲍伯可能得加班才能完成这个项目。

B: You know Bob. He always goes the extra mile. He'll get it done.
你知道鲍伯。他总是加倍努力。他会完成项目的。

3. It's happened before, and it'll happen again.　有一就有二。

以前发生过的坏事，现在再度发生﹔或是现在发生的事，将来有可能再度发生。这两种情况下，都可以用到这句话，提醒别人小心提防。

A: You got rejected by Amy?
你被艾咪拒绝了？

B: Yep. I'm used to it. It's happened before, and it'll happen again.
对啊。我早就习惯了。凡事有一就有二。