057. It’s up to...
由……来决定

[句型解析]
当你要别人来做出决定的时候，你是否知道用“It’s up to you.”这个句型呢？它的意思是“由你决定”。“It’s up to...” 还有一个意思是“是……的职责”。

[实例]
1. A: Do you want to eat a Western or Chinese meal?
吃西餐还是中餐？
B: It’s up to you.
由你决定。
2. It’s up to us to help those in need.
我们有责任帮助那些有困难的人。
3. It’s not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
用不着你告诉我怎样做我自己的工作。

[实战练习]
Father: I’m looking forward to our son’s graduation this weekend.
父亲:我盼着这个周末儿子毕业呢。
Mother: Yes, so am. But what will he do after graduation? He really needs to go to college.
母亲:我也是,不过他毕业后做什么呢?他需要上大学。
Father: Well, Dear, we can’t force him to go to college. It’s up to him.
父亲:可是亲爱的,我们不能强迫他上大学啊,这得由他决定。
Mother: I know that but he has to learn to be independent. He can’t just keep living at home.
母亲:我知道，但他得学会自立,他不能老呆在家里。
Father: You’re right. I’ll talk to him about getting a job. Maybe he can work at my store.
父亲:你是对的,我会和他谈找工作的事,他可以在我商店工作。
Mother: That’s up to you, Dear. You just have to make sure that he does his work and doesn’t loaf around.
母亲:那由你定,但你得让他踏实工作,而不是游手好闲。