Meaning
- To encounter or find something unexpectedly.
- To give a certain impression or be perceived in a particular way.
- To successfully communicate or make your message understood.
Today's Sentences
01
You won’t believe what I came across today!
Situation
You won’t believe what I came across today!
你无法相信我今天发现了什么！
Let me guess, another stray dog?
让我猜猜，又是一只流浪狗？
No, even better.
A vintage Polaroid camera at a yard sale!
不，更好的是……
在旧货出售会上找到一台复古的宝丽来相机！
在旧货出售会上找到一台复古的宝丽来相机！
Knowing you, the dog will probably end up in the next photo.
了解你之后，狗狗很可能会出现在下一张照片中。
02
I smiled the moment I came across it.
Situation
Guess what?
I found your love letter from high school!
你猜怎么着？
我找到了你高中时写的情书！
我找到了你高中时写的情书！
What?! You still have that?
I thought you’d given it up ages ago!
什么？！你还留着那个？
我以为你早就放弃了！
我以为你早就放弃了！
I smiled the moment I came across it.
It still makes my heart skip.
我微笑了，当我遇到它的那一刻。
它仍然让我心跳加速。
它仍然让我心跳加速。
Wow, I must’ve been charming back then.
哇，那时候我一定很迷人。
Writer's Note
"Come across" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
“Come across” 是一个不及物且不可分的短语动词。
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + come across + object"
Example 1: I came across an old photo while cleaning the attic.
Example 2: She came across a great little cafe downtown.
Example 3: We came across a stray dog on our walk. - Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + come across + object"
Example 1: He comes across as very confident, but he’s actually shy.
Example 2: We came across a stray dog on our walk.
Structure: "Subject + come across + as + adjective/noun"
Example 3: He comes across as very confident, but he’s actually shy.
Example 4: Your message came across as a little too serious.
Structure: "Subject + come across (+ adverb/prepositional phrase)"
Example 5: His humor doesn’t always come across in text messages.
Example 6: Her passion really came across during the speech.
不及物动词 - 需要一个宾语来完成其意义的短语动词。
结构: "Subject + come across + object"
例子 1: 我在打扫阁楼时偶然发现了一张老照片。
例子 2: 她偶然发现了一家很棒的小咖啡馆。
例子 3: 我们在散步时偶然遇到了一只流浪狗。
结构: "Subject + come across + object"
例子 1: 我在打扫阁楼时偶然发现了一张老照片。
例子 2: 她偶然发现了一家很棒的小咖啡馆。
例子 3: 我们在散步时偶然遇到了一只流浪狗。
不可分 - 当一个物体不能放在短语动词的介词和动词之间时。
结构： “主语 + come across + 宾语”
例子 1：他给人的印象是非常自信，但实际上他很害羞。
例子 2：我们在散步时碰到了一只流浪狗。
结构： “主语 + come across + as + 形容词/名词”
例子 3：他给人的印象是非常自信，但实际上他很害羞。
例子 4：你的信息显得有点太过严肃。
结构： “主语 + come across (+ 副词/介词短语)”
例子 5：他的幽默感并不总是能在短信中体现出来。
例子 6：她的热情在演讲中真正展现了出来。
结构： “主语 + come across + 宾语”
例子 1：他给人的印象是非常自信，但实际上他很害羞。
例子 2：我们在散步时碰到了一只流浪狗。
结构： “主语 + come across + as + 形容词/名词”
例子 3：他给人的印象是非常自信，但实际上他很害羞。
例子 4：你的信息显得有点太过严肃。
结构： “主语 + come across (+ 副词/介词短语)”
例子 5：他的幽默感并不总是能在短信中体现出来。
例子 6：她的热情在演讲中真正展现了出来。
Related words: Appear, encounter, find, happen upon, meet, run across, run into, seem, strike, stumble upon.
相关词汇：Appear, encounter, find, happen upon, meet, run across, run into, seem, strike, stumble upon.
