不久人世 meaning in Chinese
not to be long for this world; one's days are numbered.; one's time is short
Examples
- He has a serious illness , and his days are numbered .
他患重病,不久人世了。 - The fear of his own death overcame him and he began to moan again .
他忽然警觉自己不久人世,又开始呜咽起来。 - He has a serious illness , and his days are numbered
他患重病,不久人世了 - Imagine one of your children dying as you read this leaflet
想象一下你在阅读本册子时你的子女不久人世。 - At the same time , while the narrator ' s older brother , for whom sensei - a completely nonfunctioning member of society - is incomprehensible , seeks to impart a reasonable portion of his father ' s estate to the narrator for compelling the narrator as the second son to take on the task of managing the family home in the face of the imminent death of their father , this exchange serves to project onto the reader a hint of the hopeless situation surrounding the inheritance of the family home as inscribed by sensei in his will
另一方面,哥哥无法理解丝毫不活跃于社会上的老师,眼见父亲即将不久人世,将管理家里的工作强迫加给身为二儿子的我,作为补偿要分给我相称的遗产,作者将那对答过程呈现在读者面前,如同暗示著老师在遗书上所写的,有关家里遗产继承的绝望状况。