在谈论一个没有达到理想结果的事情或情况时，表达 “chalk something up to experience” 用来表示 “将这件事情当作一次学习的经验或教训”。当已知事情的具体内容时，可以直接用 “it” 替换 “something”，即 “chalk it up to experience”。

 

例句

Sadly, I failed the course because I didn't study hard enough. I'll chalk this one up to experience and try harder next time.

很遗憾，由于我学习不够努力，没有通过这门课程。我会吸取这次教训，下次再努力一点。

 

Your team made some errors in the paperwork, which caused us to lose an important client¹. But let's chalk it up to experience.

你的团队在文书中犯了一些错误，导致我们失去了一位重要的客户。不过，我们就把这件事当作一次经验教训吧。

 

We can chalk up the business failing to experience.

我们可以把生意失败的经历当作是一次教训。

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