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涉及時(shí)間的慣用語
“時(shí)間”是生命中很受重視的東西；人人都愛惜時(shí)間，因此人人要把涉及“時(shí)間”的慣用語記起來，用出去。
(1)In time for……及時(shí)到……／做……“If you go now, you will be in time
for the meeting.
(2)On time:準(zhǔn)時(shí)的“Don't go to the examination late. Make sure you are
on time.”
(3)Pressed for time：時(shí)間不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at
the moment.”
(4)Buy time：爭取時(shí)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(shí)地“The company has just been formed. For the
time being, it is run by the company partners.”
(6)From time to time：偶爾“They visited us from time to time, but we
have never been to their house.”
(7)In the nick of time：及時(shí)“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(shí)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(shí)間可以證明一切“No one is certain if it is
wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.”
(12)Time's up：時(shí)間到了“Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your answer
books now.”
(13)At the best of times：當(dāng)情況最佳時(shí)“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(shí)“l(fā)ife 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(shí)的“Maggie's dressing style is a bit behind
the times. She should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable
dresses.”
(16)Move / keep up with the times：趕上時(shí)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thinking is outdated.They should try to move with the times so as to better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(shí)機(jī)成熟了“The political leaders of the
two countries have communicated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for
closer cooperation.”
(18)With time to spare：比預(yù)期時(shí)間早“As there was no traffic
congestion, we reached the destination with time to spare.”
(19)With time/Given time：假以時(shí)間“Don't feel depressed ! Things will
improve with time.
(20)For any length of time：短暫而已“Tom likes to work in different
companies. Evidence shows that he has not held on to the same job for any
length of time.”
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