题目内容：

things were not happening as to be thought
事与愿违这样翻译对吗?

优质解答

happen通常不用现在进行时,
你可以这样翻译：the reality always goes against the expectation.
主要强调现实跟意愿之间的违背.

追问：

things did not happened as to be thought 呢

追答：

这样可以，这句意思是事情的发生不像想象的那样。 但只是想象，并非意愿，同时没翻译出事与愿违中的违背的意思。

追问：

things were not turning out like they were supposed to

追答：

这句比上句有分量，只是仍旧缺少“违”字的无奈和遗憾。但仍旧能较好的体现你的意思。