時(shí)間都去哪兒了？盤點(diǎn)與time有關(guān)的表達(dá)

時(shí)間都去哪兒了

時(shí)間匆匆忙忙就走到了3月,，感覺剛剛穿上秋褲,，就要開始挑夏天的涼鞋了。時(shí)間都去哪兒了呢,？不要感慨了,，今天來(lái)學(xué)學(xué)時(shí)間的表達(dá)！
It's already 9 March!!! Where has the time gone?! One minute I was bringing the Christmas tree down, the next minute I'm making preparations for spring and Easter.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, time seems to be flying by a bit too quickly for my liking. In this day and age of instant communication where the need to respond to email, What's App messages, Snapchat, Facebook and text messages is no longer an option but an absolute requirement. This expectation to respond immediately has meant that our days have become busier and busier so much so that 24 hours in a day are often not enough to accomplish all that we want to achieve.

Time has become a precious commodity or a limited resource both in our personal and working lives. There are in fact a lot of metaphorical expressions in English that show how valuable time is.

In this post, I've selected 12 expressions related to time that I found in Ian McKenzie's book "Financial English" that are frequently used in English. I have used a business context for the examples.

1. Take time
花時(shí)間
Don't worry. I know things haven't been easy and that it will take a little more time for things to pick up, but things will turn around.
2. Time left
剩下時(shí)間
How much time have we got left to present our findings to the board?
3. Run out of time
沒時(shí)間了
We need a decision from the bank. We're running out of time.
4. Spare the time
抽出時(shí)間
I really cannot spare more time on this project.
5. Worth the time
值得花時(shí)間
I don't think this account is worth the time we're going to need to make it viable.
6. Save time
節(jié)約時(shí)間
It will save us a huge amount of time if we were to forewarn our suppliers of the changes ahead of the meeting.
7. Waste of time
浪費(fèi)時(shí)間
We've had to input all the data again onto the system. It's been a such a waste of time.
8. Spend time
花時(shí)間
Look, we've spent a great deal of time on this tender. We cannot afford to lose it now.
9. Allocate time
分配時(shí)間
We need to allocate sufficient time on this task to ensure it gets done properly.
10. Lose time
耽誤時(shí)間
There's no time to lose. We need to head to the airport now.
11. Invest time
投入時(shí)間
We've invested a lot of time on cultivating this connection. We cannot abandon it now.
12. Give time
寬限時(shí)日
If you could just give me more time, I promise I'll get the figures to you by tomorrow.（愛思英語(yǔ)）