Day70——王尔德
“在我年轻的时候，曾以为金钱是世界上最重要的东西，现在我老了，才知道的确如此。”大家有没有觉得这句话（反鸡汤）很熟悉？这话是鼻祖级段子手王尔德说的，今天就来聊聊这句经典的英文版。
When I was young, I used to think that money was the most important thing in life, now that I am old, I know it is.
我年轻时以为金钱至上，而今年事已迈，发现果真如此。
——奥斯卡·王尔德（Oscar Wilde）
【1】used to (用于过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经
I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to.
我觉得自己比过去多了些同情，少了些怒气。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
I used to play basketball at school.
我过去上学时常打篮球。
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事，相当于 get used to doing sth.
My grandmother is used to living in the countryside.
我奶奶习惯了住在乡下。
【2】now that 由于，既然
Now that you are here, you'd better stay.
既然你已经来了，最好还是住下。——《汉英大词典》
Now that we are all part of the global village, everyone becomes a neighbour.
既然我们都是地球村的一部分，大家都成了邻居。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
