"that's the way the ball bounces" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 事情就是這樣
• 現實就是如此

Definition

這個表達用來接受失望或不如意的事情，意思是有些事不是你能控制的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個很口語的習慣用語，意思接近“事情就是這樣”或“人生如此”，通常在失望或無奈時表達接受。

Examples

I missed the bus, but that's the way the ball bounces.

我錯過了公車，但**事情就是這樣**。

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose; that's the way the ball bounces.

有時你贏，有時你輸，**事情就是這樣**。

We didn't get the job, but that's the way the ball bounces.

我們沒拿到這份工作，不過**事情就是如此**。

You did your best, and that's the way the ball bounces sometimes.

你已經盡力了，有時候**現實就是如此**。

Well, plans change—that's the way the ball bounces.

嗯，計劃會變化——**事情就是這樣**。

Didn't get the tickets? Oh well, that's the way the ball bounces!

沒買到票？唉，**事情就是如此**！