The old sod
n. 故乡
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
old
[old]
adj. 老的;古老的;以前的;（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的;
n. 古时;
sod
[sɔd]
n. 草地，草皮;<俗，谑>人，家伙;故乡，本国;<英俚>鸡奸者，兽奸者;
v. 铺草皮;以生草土覆盖;铺草皮于;
🗣️ 情景例句
She complained, with reason, that she had been underpaid.
她抱怨她的工资一直很低，这也不无道理。
Did you go to the bank last night?
你昨晚去银行了吗？
When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候，我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。