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1/1851.TheValueofTime时间的价值1.Timesaystheproverbismoney.Thismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherproducesomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Therecanthusbenodoubtthattimeisconvertibleintomoney.Letthosewhothinknothingofwastingtimerememberthis;letthemrememberthatanhourmisspentisequivalenttothelossofabanknote;andthatanhourutilizedistantamounttosomuchsilverorgold;andthentheywillprobablythinktwicebeforetheygivetheirconsenttothelossofanypartoftheirtime.1.employv.使用,采用,雇佣,使忙于employern.雇主,老板employeen.雇员,从业人员employmentn.使用,职业,雇佣Employmentrate就业率,雇用率2.Either…or…要么…要么…;二者择一的Neither…nor…两者都不Both…and…两者都NeithershenorIamright.她和我都不对。EithersheorIamright.她和我必有一人对。注:either…or…;neither…nor…;notonly…butalso;…or…,连接两个主语时,谓语动词在人称和数上应遵循就近原则。NeitherMarynorAlicehasherkeywithher.玛丽和爱丽丝都没有她的钥匙。Neitherthepackagenorthelettershavereachedtheirdestination.那个包裹和那些信件都没有到达目的地。3.fetch取来,接来,到达4.addto增添,添加,加强5.soasto以便,以致(做目的状语);它的否定式是soasnotto.Tomkeptquietabouttheaccidentsoasnottolosehisjob.汤姆对事故保持沉默是为了不丢掉他的工作。Sokindasto劳驾Wouldyoubesokindastotellmethetime?劳驾,现在几点了?还有一些短语中使用不定式表目的,如:onlyto(仅仅为了),inorderto,soasto,so(such)…asto…(如此。。。以便。。。)等Heransofastastocatchthefirstbus.他飞快地跑以便赶上第一班车。Icomehereonlytosaygood-bytoyou.我来仅仅是向你告别。6.enablesbtodosth使得某人做某事7.Thereisnodoubtthat…毫无疑问8.thinknothingof…把…视为平常thinkalotof…看重;对…高度评价9.convertibleadj.可改变的,可交换的convertv.…into…使转变,转换,使…改变信仰10.beequivalentto…11.betantamountto…相当于…;无异于的2/185Ifyousayonethingistantamounttoanother,moreseriousthing,youareemphasizinghowbad,unacceptable,orunfortunatethefirstthingisbycomparingittothesecondthing.例句:WhatBraceyissayingistantamounttoheresy.布里斯正在说的无异于异端邪说。12.Thinktwice再三考虑,重新考虑thinktwiceaboutdoingsth.三思而后再决定做某事13.Giveone’sconsent(n.)tosth…同意,赞成例句:Atapproximately11:30p.m.,pollardfinallygavehisconsenttothesearch.大约晚上11:30的时候,波拉得终于对搜查予以同意。区别consent(vi.)同意,赞成,答应(to)contentadj.满意的;n.内容,目录;满足,容量resentvt.怨恨,愤恨,厌恶1、谚语说:“时间就是金钱。”这句话的意思是,一时片刻只要用得有效,都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。如果我们的时间使用得当,就能生产出有用的、重要的产品,在市场上卖得一定的价钱;就能充实经验,增长才干,等到适当的时机来临时,我们就能挣得金钱。因此,毫无疑问,时间可以转化为金钱。让那些对浪费时间满不在乎的人记住这一点。让他们记住,浪费一小时等于损失一张钞票,而利用一小时就等于得到若干金银。这样,他们想浪费时间时或许会三思而后行。2.Moreover,ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.Butwearetoooftenindifferenttolossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Adayoranhourwastedisthereforesomuchlifeforfeited.Letusbearthisinmind,andwasteoftimewillappeartousinthelightofacrimeasculpableassuicideitself.14.Nothingmorethan…不过是,无非是…15.Preservev.保存,保护,维持,腌,禁猎n.保护区,禁猎地Conserve16.forfeitvt.没收,(因犯罪、失职、违约等)丧失(权利、名誉、生命等),被迫放弃n.没收物,罚款adj.丧失了的例句:Hewasorderedtoforfeitmorethan$1.5m.他被令放弃了一百五十多万美元。Thatistheforfeithemustpay.那是他必须付的罚金。17.bearsthinmind记住某事18.inthelightof…根据,按照,当作19.culpableadj.有罪的,该责备的,应受惩罚的2、再说,我们的生命无非就是我们活在人世的时间。因此,浪费时间也就是一种自杀。我们想到死,便惊恐不已,因而不惜一切努力、麻烦和费用来保全我们的生命。可是,我们对于损失一个小时或者一天的时间却往往漠不关心、无动于衷,忘记了我们的生命原本就是我们生活的每一天、每一小时的总和。因此,浪费一天或一小时也就是丧失一天或一小时的生命。让我们记住这一点,这样就会把浪费时间看作一种罪过,跟自杀一样应该受到惩罚。3.Thereisathirdconsiderationwhichwillalsotendtowarnusagainstlossoftime.Ourlifeisabriefspanmeasuringsomesixtyorseventyyearsinall,butnearlyonehalfofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someoverdressingandundressing;3/185someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea;someinmerry-making,eitheronourownaccountorforthesakeofothers;someincelebratingreligiousandsocialfestivities;someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofournearestanddearestrelatives.Nowifalltheseyearsweretobedeductedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindaboutfifteenortwentyyearsatourdisposalforactivework.Whoeverremembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.ItisastonishingsaysLordChesterfield,thatanyonecansquanderawayinabsoluteidlenessonesinglemomentofthatportionoftimewhichisallottedtousinthisworld.Knowthetruevalueoftime;snatch,seize,andenjoyeverymomentofit!20.warn…against…警告…不要…;提醒…提防…21.onone’saccount为了某人onone’sownaccount为了自己,为了自身利益22.forthesakeof为了…;为了…的利益23.deductv.(从总量总额中)扣除,减去;演绎24.extendv.延伸,扩大,推广expandv.扩张,使膨胀,详述25.atone’sdisposal由某人做主,由其支配disposaln.处理,支配,清理disposev.处理,处置,安排disposeof处理,处置,除掉,转让例句:Disposeofthoseoldnewspapers.把这些旧报纸处理掉。26.squanderawayv.浪费掉3、还有第三层考虑,也会提醒我们别浪费时间。人生短暂,总共不过六七十年,可是将近一半时间必须用于睡眠;吃饭时间加起来也得花去一些年;穿衣脱衣又是一些年;水陆、陆路旅行又是一些年;再加上一些年娱乐时间(不论是为自己还是为别人);一些年宗教节日和社会节日的庆祝活动;还有一些年在病床边照看至亲至爱。现在如果从我们的寿命中扣除所有这些岁月,我们将会发现,能受我们支配的有效的工作时间大约仅十五或二十年而己。谁能记住这一点,谁就不会心甘情愿地浪费他生命的分分秒秒和每时每刻。查斯特菲尔德勋爵说过,“对于分配给我们这一生的时间,若有人游手好闲,即使浪费片刻,也是令人吃惊的。要认识到时间的真正价值,要争分夺秒,充分利用有限的时间。”4.Alltimeisprecious;butthetimeofourchildhoodandofouryouthismorepreciousthananyotherportionofourexistence,forthosearetheperiodswhenalonewecanacquireknowledgeanddevelopourfacultiesandcapacities.Ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,unutilized,weshallneverbeabletorecouptheloss.Aswegrowolder,ourpowerofacquisitiongetsblunted,sothattheart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