1·For the busy man time passes quickly.
忙人的时间过得快。
2·A time-lapse decade: Just in time for Old Man Time to make way for Baby New Year, a viral video surfaced of a girl named Natalie from birth to age 10, testimony to a dedicated father's love.
十年似水年华:在辞旧迎新的时刻即将来临之际,网上出现了一段带有病毒的视频(视频已经被删除了,译者注),内容是一位叫娜塔莉(Natalie)的女孩从出生到10岁时的影像,从视频中我们可以看到一份父亲对女儿浓浓的爱。
3·"Come, come," said the Little Man, "do not lose time over a donkey that can weep."
“好了,好了,”矮个子说,“别为一头会哭的驴子浪费时间了。”
4·Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
5·Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing.
大约在这个时候,我开始和一个中国男人在一个乐队里演奏,他成了我在北京最好的朋友之一。
6·The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time.
这个人真的很擅长钓鱼,他能在很短的时间内钓上满满一篮子的鱼。
7·The master, a red-faced man with a pleasant voice, was called Rice; he had a cheerful manner with boys, and the time passed quickly.
主人是一个声音悦耳的红脸男人,名叫赖斯;他和孩子们相处得很愉快,时间过得很快。
8·He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else, not even to pass the time of day.
他总是不友好。他从不和我说话,也不和别人说话,那怕是为了打发时光。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·It's about time for me to grow into a man as everyone else does.
我是时候像其他人一样成长为人类了。
10·"Hello, haven't seen you for a long time! You look fine! How is the young man?"
“你好,好长时间没见到你了!你看起来很好!那个年轻人怎么样?”