So much for ...

「～はあきらめるしかない、～はもはやこれまで」。

前回と同様、The New York Timesの記事、'Maybe It’s Time for Plan C'By ALEX WILLIAMSから。

'Six days a week, she wakes up at 5:30 a.m. (“before most lawyers”) to start baking. Instead of pushing paper, she hoists 20-pound bags of flour, gets burned and occasionally slices open a finger. On Mondays, when the shop is closed, she does bookkeeping and other administrative tasks.

So much for a healthier life. “The second I feel a cold coming on, I’m taking Cold-Eeze, eating raw garlic,” she said. “I can’t afford to shut the shop down.”'

It hit me.

'It hit me.'で、「実感が湧いた、分かった」。ここでは過去形が使われています。

The New York Timesの記事、'Maybe It’s Time for Plan C'By ALEX WILLIAMSから。

'RONA ECONOMOU was a lawyer at a large Manhattan law firm, making a comfortable salary and enjoying nights on the town when she was laid off in 2009, another victim of the recession. At first, she cried. “Then it hit me,” said Ms. Economou, now 33. “This is my one chance” to pursue a dream.'