“来日方长”常见的英语表达有:“There will be ample time.” 、“The future is long” 、“There are many days yet to come.” 。
其中,“ample”有“充足的;丰富的”意思,“There will be ample time.” 强调未来有充足的时间。
例如:Don't worry. There will be ample time for us to finish this project. (别担心,我们来日方长,完成这个项目的时间足够。)
“The future is long” 直接从字面上理解为“未来是长的”,也就是来日方长。
“yet to come”表示“还未到来”,“There are many days yet to come.” 意思是还有很多日子即将到来,可理解为来日方长。