066. Now that I (come to) think about it,...
我现在想起来……

[句型解析]
我们在做一件事的时候，往往并不知道它会给我们带来什么结果，是否值得一做。直到某一天，当我们回忆起时，才会体会出点什么。“I come to think about it...”(现在想起来……) 不就很好地描述了这种心情吗？

[实例]
1. Now that I come to think about it, you're right to dismiss him.
我现在想起来，你辞退他是对的。
2. Now that I come to think about it, how ignorant I was!
现在想起来，当初我是多么无知啊！
3. Now that I think about it, you are wise not to have accepted him.
现在想起来，你当初没有接受他是明智的。
4. Now that I think about it, he is a person really worth trusting.
现在想起来，他倒是个可以信赖的人呢。

[实战练习]
A: Where did you put my dictionary?
你把我的字典放哪儿了？
B: I'm sorry, but I can抰 remember where I put it last.
对不起，我记不清放哪儿了。
A: But that's my favorite dictionary.
可那是我最喜欢的字典。
B: Wait, now that I think about it, I left it on the kitchen table.
等一下,现在我想我把它放在厨房桌子上了。
A: How could you be so careless? You should be more careful with other people’s things.
你怎么这么粗心，对他人的东西你应该小心.
B: Sorry. I'll be more careful next time.
对不起，下次我会更小心的。