英语翻译thatishowthingswereatmypubliclibrarybackhome是TOEFL里的一句话,不是很理解完整的是说Imean,couldnotIgetaseparatelibrarycard?Thatishowthingswereatmypubliclibrarybackhome

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英语翻译
that is how things were at my public library back home
是TOEFL里的一句话,不是很理解
完整的是说
I mean,could not I get a separate library card?That is how things were at my public library back home

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因为没有很完整的上下文 我个人理解那句话的意思是“我是说,难道我不能有一张独立的图书借阅卡吗?在我家乡的图书馆就是这样的.”
back home的意思我单独说不太出来 比如说I miss my parents back home我挂念在家乡的父母 相当于一个介词短语吧 That is how things were字面翻译就是“那就是事情发生的方式”放到句子里就是说“……就是这样”