"history repeats itself" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 历史重演

Definition

这个表达意思是过去的事情或情况往往会以类似的方式再次发生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或学术场合，特别是讨论政治或社会时。既可以是严肃的评论，也可以带有一些讽刺意味，用在类似错误或模式再次发生的场景。类似表达有“前事不忘，后事之师”。

Examples

History repeats itself when wars happen over and over.

当战争一再发生时，**历史重演**。

My teacher said that history repeats itself if we don't learn from our mistakes.

老师说，如果我们不从错误中吸取教训，**历史就会重演**。

Sometimes it feels like history repeats itself in my family.

有时候我觉得在我的家庭中**历史重演**。

Watching the news these days, it's clear that history repeats itself.

现在看新闻，很明显**历史重演**。

You'd think we'd learn by now, but history repeats itself every generation.

你会以为我们早该学会了，但每一代**历史都在重演**。

After seeing another financial crisis, I just shake my head and say, 'history repeats itself.'

看到又一次金融危机，我只能摇头说：“**历史重演**。”