你如何使用“ If I had a nickel for every time, ~ ”這個表達方式?

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Rebecca
這種表情是, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that, I'd be rich.它是句子的縮寫表達。在視頻中,母親告訴女兒,她經常聽到這種表情。這種表述意味著,如果同一件事被重複了很多次,以至於他每次重複收到一枚硬幣,他就會變得富有。例子: If I had a nickel for every time I've lost my keys, I'd be rich. (如果我每次丟鑰匙時都擁有硬幣,我本來會很有錢的。)此表達式可用於其他貨幣單位,例如quarter, dime或dollar而不是nickel 。示例: If you had a dollar for every time you've been fired, you'd be a wealthy man. (如果您被公司開除,如果得到一美元的薪水,您將很富有。)例如: If I had a dime for every time you forgot your homework. (如果您忘了做每一項家庭作業一角錢……)