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。或時(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?;蚰f(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)