2013年7月31日星期三

各色各樣的時間表達法

“時間”是性命中很受重視的東西;人人皆愛惜時間,因而人人要把波及“時間”的慣用語記起來,用进来。

  (1)In time for……及時到……/做……“If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting.

  (2)On time:准時的“Don't go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.”

  (3)Pressed for time:時間不敷“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.”

  (4)Buy time:爭与時間“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.”

  (5)For the time being:暫時天“The pany has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the pany partners.”

  (6)From time to time:奇尒“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.”

  (7)In the nick of time:及時“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.”

  (8)In no time:很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time.

  (9)Kill time:消磨時間“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.”

  (10)Time and again:屢次“Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars.”

  (11)Time alone will tell:時間能够証明所有“No one is certain if it is wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.”

  (12)Time's up:時間到了“Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.”

  (13)At the best of times:噹情況最好時“Samuel's Mandarin is not good at the best of times, not to mention when he has to speak if impromptu.”

  (14)At times:有時“life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free, but the problem is that he or she may feel lonely at times.”

  (15)Behind the times:過時的“Maggie's dressing style is a bit behind the times,韓文翻譯. She should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable dresses.”

  (16)Move / keep up with the times:趕上時代“Some people's mode of thinking is outdated.They should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society.”
  (17)The time is ripe for……的時機成生了“The political leaders of the two countries have municated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for closer cooperation.”

  (18)With time to spare:比預期時間早“As there was no traffic congestion, we reached the destination with time to spare.”

  (19)With time/Given time:假以時間“Don't feel depressed ! Things will improve with time.

  (20)For any length of time:短暫罢了“Tom likes to work in different panies. Evidence shows that he has not held on to the same job for any length of time.”

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