英語(yǔ)講義【169】涉及時(shí)間的慣用語(yǔ)

　　時(shí)間是生命中很受重視的東西；人人都愛(ài)惜時(shí)間，因此人人要把涉及時(shí)間的慣用語(yǔ)記起來(lái)，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Dont 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(zhēng)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）Times up：時(shí)間到了Times up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.

　　（13）At the best of times：當(dāng)情況最佳時(shí)Samuels 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)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(guò)時(shí)的Maggies 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　　（16）Move / keep up with the times：趕上時(shí)代Some peoples mode of thinking is outdated.They should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society.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Dont 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.

　　時(shí)間是生命中很受重視的東西；人人都愛(ài)惜時(shí)間，因此人人要把涉及時(shí)間的慣用語(yǔ)記起來(lái)，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Dont 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(zhēng)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）Times up：時(shí)間到了Times up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.

　　（13）At the best of times：當(dāng)情況最佳時(shí)Samuels 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)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(guò)時(shí)的Maggies 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 peoples 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Dont 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.