老外说“I'm a has-been”是个啥意思呢？

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句/编故事】

A cashless society is now enjoying great popularity, making paper money a thing of the past.

Once this is all over and done with, you can have a rest.

He used to be a mega star, but now he's just a has-been.

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a thing of the past

过时的东西；

成为了历史/过去时（现在不存在了）

【解释】

1. Something that no longer exists.

2. By extension, something that is no longer popular or commonplace.

【例句】

Those stores are a thing of the past—their parent company filed bankruptcy a few years ago.

那些店都不在了—母公司几年前申请了破产。

A cashless society / is now enjoying great popularity, making paper money / a thing of the past.

无现金社会现在十分流行，让纸币变成了过时的东西。

Cheap computers and phone calls will make commuting to work a thing of the past.

廉价的电脑和电话将使通勤工作成为过去。

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be over and done with

完结了；完成了

【解释】

If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.

【例句】

Once this is all over and done with, you can have a rest.

等这一切都结束了，你就可以休息了。

A: It's your turn to speak.

B: All right. Let's get this over and done with.

A: 轮到你说话了。

B: 好的，那我们把这做完吧。

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has-been

n. 过气的人物

【解释】

If you describe someone as a has-been, you are indicating in an unkind way that they were important or respected in the past, but they are not now.

【例句】

She’s a has-been TV star.

她是一位过气了的电视明星。

He used to be a mega star, but now he’s just a has-been.

他曾经是一位超级巨星，现在过气了。