The die is cast

基本解釋

But maybe the die is already cast.
但結(jié)局可能已無法避免。
Where an English-speaker says “the die is cast”, a Mexican says “the rice is cooked”.
同樣表達“木已成舟，大局已定”的意思，英語說“the die is cast”（直譯：骰子已經(jīng)擲出去了），墨西哥人則說“the rice is cooked”（直譯：米已經(jīng)煮熟了）。
But for the length of this article, the die is already cast !
但這篇文章的長度，大局已定，木已成舟！

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