課程筆記:
46. time [taim]
Basic need
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 時間;時
I can't afford time to visit all those places.
n. 作某種工作的時間
I don't have much time for rest.
n. 期限(加 a )
Would you please wait here for a time?
n. 時代;時勢
Science makes progress with the times.
n. 次數
I met that foreign guy at least 4 times.
n. 倍
This is five times as long as that.
衍生詞語
timely (適時發生的);
timer (定時器);
timeless (永遠的)
復合詞語
timetable (時間表;時刻表);
time-honored (歷史悠久的);
time-consuming (耗費時間的)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
時空 time & space
首次 for the first time
最后一次 for the last time
暫時 for the time being
有時 from time to time
長時間 for a long time
一次又一次 time and time again
從前 once upon a time/long time ago
過得很快樂 to have a good time
鐘表走得準時/不準時 to keep good/bad time
開快車,快速前進 make a good time
一直 all the time
依次、逐一 be at a time
曾經、一度 at one time
來得及 be in time for...
準時 be on time
提前 ahead of times
具有超前意識 ahead of one’s time
隨時 at all time
多次,常常 many a time
與此同時 at the same time
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
time flies 光陰似箭
the time is ripe 時機成熟
time on one’s hands 閑暇
time limit 時限
good timing 正是時候
nine times out of ten 十之八九,幾乎總是
take one's time 不著急
have a rough/hard time 吃苦
have time to kill 沒事可做
it's high time to do 該做什么
it's only a matter of time 遲早會發生
behind the times 過時,落后的 (out of date)
long time no see好久不見
生活用語 Street Talks
1) Excuse me. Can you tell me what time is it?
(幾點了?= Do you have the time?;有時間嗎?= Do you have time?)
2) The judges, as you can imagine, had a very difficult time choosing a winner.
3) The teacher kept talking all the time.
4) Do one thing at a time. Haste makes waste.(欲速則不達;haste,匆忙)
5) At one time they were in love.(曾經,過去時態)
6)Don't worry, you may be in time for the bus.
7)I waited for you for a long time.
8)For the first time, I tried to give some serials thoughts about my life.
9)This money will do for the time being.
10)Victor buys me flowers from time to time.
11) My watch keeps good time.
12) A: Victoria is a good teacher.
B: I agree. But should she improve her timing, she would be a better one.
諺語 Proverbs
Time waits for no man.歲月不待人。
Other times,other names.此一時也,彼一時也。
Time is money.時間就是金錢。
There is no time like the present .現在就是做事的最佳時機。