109. Time
第109课 时间
Time is something that you should never waste.
时间是你永远不应该浪费的东西。
Once an hour is gone, it is gone forever.
一旦一个小时过去了，它就永远过去了。
You should make the most of every minute.
你应该充分利用每一分钟。
Time is a funny thing.
时间是个有趣的东西。
Some days go by so slowly.
有些日子过得很慢。
Those are the days that you do things that aren't fun.
那就是我们感到无聊的时候。
When you are having fun, time just flies by.
你开心的时候，时间过得飞快。
Time is made up of different units.
时间是由不同的单位组成的。
Seconds turn into minutes.
秒变成分。
Minutes turn into hours.
分钟变成了小时。
Hours turn into days.
小时变成了天。
Days turn into weeks.
几天变成了几周。
Weeks turn into months, and months turn into years.
周变成了月，月变成了年。
We measure our lives by time.
我们用时间来衡量我们的生活。
We are very concerned with time.
我们非常关心时间。
Even little children are very conscious of time.
即使小孩子也很注意时间。
Little children often want to appear older, so if you ask a three-year-old how old he is, he will often say three and a half.
小孩子通常想让自己看起来大一些，所以如果你问一个三岁小孩的岁数，他通常会说自己三岁半。
Many of our sayings are based on time.
我们有许多谚语是基于时间的。
Give me a minute.
“给我一分钟。”
Hold on a second.
“等一下。”
I'm running out of time.
“我没时间了。”
Time's up.
“时间到了。”
I just want an hour of your time.
“我只想占用你一个小时的时间。”
All of these are common things that we say, and they're all based on time.
这些都是我们的常用语，它们都是基于时间的。
We are a society that lives by the clock.
我们是一个按时钟生活的社会。
We almost all wear watches, and we glance at our watches a lot.
我们几乎都戴手表，而且经常看表。
Time is something that we can't see, but it is a big factor in our lives.
时间是我们看不到的东西，但它是我们生活中的一个重要因素。
How many times a day do you look at a watch or a clock?
你一天看几次手表或时钟?
I bet you'd be surprised at just how many times you do.
我打赌你会惊讶于你看时间的次数。