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Topic 11
时间的魔力

078 It's about time.

It'sabouttime. 正是时候。地道口语,用于表示时机已经成熟,可以开始了。书面语中“It'sabout time sb+过去式”是虚拟语气的一种用法。如:It's about time I went home. 我该回家了。

A: I just want to ask you to marry your daughter to me.

B: I'm glad to hear that! You two fell in love eight years ago. It's about time.

A:我想请你把女儿嫁给我。

B:很高兴听你这么说!你们俩已经恋爱八年,也是时候(结婚)了。

ask sb to do sth 请求某人做某事 marry [ˈmærɪ] v.(使)结婚;娶;嫁 fall in love 坠入爱河

079 It's almost four-thirty.

在英语中,时间有两种基本表达方法:1)直接表达,按“小时-分钟”的顺序写出,如8:40写成eightforty;2)间接表达,分钟少于30分钟,用“分钟-past-小时”,分钟超过30分钟,用“(60分钟-原来分钟)-to-小时”。

A: What time is it now? I have to finish the report by 5:30 p.m.

B: It's almost four-thirty.

A:现在几点了?我得在五点半之前完成报告。

B:快到四点半了。

080 Year in, year out.

Year in, year out. 年复一年。这是句经典谚语,使用了重复(repetition)的修辞手法,多用来表示岁月流逝,周而复始。还可以说:year by year / year after year。

A: What do you think of me? Tell me the truth.

B: Year in, year out. You grow up and bear responsibility well.

A:你是如何看待我的?跟我说实话。

B:年复一年,你长大了,也会承担责任了。

think of 考虑;想起;有……想法 Tell me the truth. 跟我说实话。

responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ] n. 责任感;责任心

081 Life begins at forty.

Lifebeginsatforty. 生活在四十岁才刚开始。古人云“四十不惑”,意思是人到了四十岁,由于生活经验的积累,可以进入一个新的人生境界。

A: I am getting old.

B: Nonsense, you are only forty. Life begins at forty, you know.

A:我开始老啦。

B:胡说,你才四十岁。你知道的,生活在四十岁才刚开始。

nonsense [ˈnɒnsns] n. 胡说;废话 forty [ˈfɔ:tɪ] n. 四十

082 Time and tide wait for no man.

tide指潮汐,这里与time连用,形成头韵(alliteration),使其具有音韵美,读起来朗朗上口。这句地道谚语的意思是“岁月不等人;光阴一去不复返”。

A: Time and tide wait for no man. You should value your time.

B: Of course. Time is money, and I don't want to waste my money.

A:岁月不等人,你要珍惜时间。

B:当然了。时间就是金钱,我可不想浪费钱呢。

value [ˈvælju:] n. 价值;意义v. 评价;重视 Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

waste [weɪst] v.(使)损耗;浪费 adj. 废弃的;荒芜的

083 Time will tell.

Timewilltell. 时间会告诉的,引申为时间会证明一切。此句用来宽慰他人不要过于追求真假对错,时间会证明一切。

A: You have been assiduous to learn the violin for months, but you still cannot play it well.

B: Time will tell. I firmly believe that practice makes perfect.

A:你已经苦学小提琴几个月了,但你一直弹不好。B:时间会证明一切的。我坚信熟能生巧。

assiduous [əˈsɪdjʊəs] adj. 刻苦的;勤勉的 firmly [ˈfɜ:mlɪ] adv. 坚定地;稳固地practice makes perfect 熟能生巧 AIaQG9UpvlR9hrMdc/JWu5S+Ufu9Akj6Z9E9PZG4iTIV7adz3HSdbgdz/aIUtbF5

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