英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)來(lái)源于生活,反映了生活,凝聚著英語(yǔ)民族的智慧和精髓。它言簡(jiǎn)意賅、淺顯風(fēng)趣,生動(dòng)形象地提示了深刻的人生哲理。
(一)時(shí)間是金,其值無(wú)價(jià)
Time is money.
(時(shí)間就是金錢(qián)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(wú)聲)
Time stays not the fool's leisure.
(時(shí)間不等閑逛的傻瓜)
Time and I against any two.
(和時(shí)間攜起手來(lái),一人抵兩人)
Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.
(時(shí)間就是生命,懶人消耗時(shí)間就是消耗自己的生命;驎r(shí)間就是生命,節(jié)省時(shí)間,就是延長(zhǎng)生命)
Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.
(消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時(shí)間是加倍的損失)
(二)時(shí)間是風(fēng),去而不返
Time undermines us.
(光陰暗中催人才。或莫說(shuō)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(shí)間一去不再來(lái))
Time is , time was , and time is past.
(現(xiàn)在有時(shí)間,過(guò)去有時(shí)間,時(shí)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)
(三)時(shí)間是尺,萬(wàn)物皆檢
Time tries friends as fire tries gold.
(時(shí)間考驗(yàn)朋友,烈火考驗(yàn)黃金)
Time tries truth.
(時(shí)間檢驗(yàn)真理)
Time is the father of truth.
(時(shí)間是真理之父)
Time will tell.
(時(shí)間能說(shuō)明問(wèn)題)
Time brings the truth to light.
(時(shí)間使真相大白;驎r(shí)間一到,真理自明。)
Time and chance reveal all secrets.
(時(shí)間與機(jī)會(huì)能提示一切秘密)
Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.
(時(shí)間考驗(yàn)一切,經(jīng)得起時(shí)間考驗(yàn)的就為人所信仰)
Time reveals(discloses) all things.
(萬(wàn)事日久自明)
Time tries all.
(時(shí)間檢驗(yàn)一切)
(四)時(shí)間是秤,衡量權(quán)質(zhì)
There is no time like the present.
(現(xiàn)在正是時(shí)候)
Take time by the forelock.
(把握目前的時(shí)機(jī))
To choose time is to save time.
(選擇時(shí)間就是節(jié)省時(shí)間)
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
(今日事,今日畢)
Procrastination is the thief of time.
(拖延為時(shí)間之竊賊)
One of these days is none of these days.
(拖延時(shí)日,終難實(shí)現(xiàn);颍焊奶旄奶欤恢奶欤
Tomorrow never comes.
(明天無(wú)盡頭,明日何其多)
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
(常將今日推明日,推到后來(lái)無(wú)蹤跡)
(五)時(shí)間是水,淘金流沙
Time works wonders.
(時(shí)間可以創(chuàng)造奇跡或時(shí)間的效力不可思議)
Time works great changes.
(時(shí)間可以產(chǎn)生巨大的變化)
Times change.
(時(shí)代正在改變)