文本见“简介”|老外常说的“ups and downs”是啥意思？

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ups and downs

字面意思：上面和下面

引申意思：起起伏伏；兴衰；沉浮

⭐解释⭐

If someone or something experiences ups and downs, a mixture of good and bad things happens to him, her, or it.

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Like most married couples, we've had our ups and downs, but life's like that.

像大多数已婚夫妇一样，我们也有过起起伏伏，但生活就是这样。

《大西洋帝国》Boardwalk Empire台词：

A: How was your afternoon? 

您下午过的还好么？

B: There were ups and downs, but in the end it turned out nice. 

有起有落，但最后还算不错

in the end 最终；最后

turn out 结果是；被证明是

《吸血鬼日记》The Vampire Diaries台词：

Elena and I have a history. Memories, laughs, ups and downs. It was a real relationship. I mean, what you have is just a one-night stand.

埃琳娜和我确实有过一段历史（恋情）。有过回忆、欢笑、起起伏伏。那是一段真感情。而你们之间不过是一夜情。

memory 记忆；回忆

laugh v/n.笑

relationship 关系

I mean 也就是说。表示强调、更正或表达不确定的习语，也可以结合上下文灵活翻译

a one-night stand 一次一夜情