英語諺語來源于生活,反映了生活,凝聚著英語民族的智慧和精髓。它言簡意賅、淺顯風(fēng)趣,生動形象地提示了深刻的人生哲理。
(一)時間是金,其值無價
Time is money.
時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金)
Time flies.
光陰似箭,日月如梭)
Time has wings.
(光陰去如飛)
Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.
(光陰如銼,細(xì)磨無聲)
Time stays not the fool's leisure.
(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜)
Time and I against any two.
(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人)
Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.
(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命?;驎r間就是生命,節(jié)省時間,就是延長生命)
Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.
(消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失)
(二)時間是風(fēng),去而不返
Time undermines us.
(光陰暗中催人才?;蚰f年紀(jì)小人生容易老)
Time and tide wait for no man.
(歲月不待人)
Time cannot be won again.
(時間一去不再來)
Time is , time was , and time is past.
(現(xiàn)在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復(fù)返)
Time lost can not be recalled.
(光陰一去不復(fù)返)
Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.
(光陰似箭,一去不返)