it dawned on me that.
英 [ɪt dɔːnd ɒn mi ðæt] 美 [ɪt dɔːnd ɑːn mi ðæt]
突然醒悟。
Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before.
我突然明白他们以前不可能见过面。
It dawned on me that I was lost.
我渐渐明白,我迷路了。
When he dropped the hint; it suddenly dawned on me that I was wrong.
经他一指点,我才恍然大悟,原来是我错了。
Many years later, it dawned on me that my parents'birthdays were never mentioned.
许多年过去了,它到来的我,我父母的生日从未被提及。