赖世雄社交英语通之关怀用语（6）时光飞逝，不是吗？

 　　Unit 6 Time sure flies, doesn't it? 时光飞逝，不是吗?

　　这是朋友见面聊天时，最常听到的一句话，用来形容“时间过得真快”，有点“岁月不饶人”的意味。

　　A: It's quite cold this early morning, isn't it?

　　甲：今天清晨好冷，不是吗?

　　B: Yeah. It's already December, you know.

　　乙：是啊。你可知现在已是12月份了。

　　A: Time sure flies, doesn't it?

　　甲：时光飞逝，不是吗?

　　类似用语

　　Time passes very quickly. 时间过得好快。

　　Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。

　　Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不饶人。

　　百宝箱

　　既然知道时间的宝贵，我们就不应轻易地浪费光阴，因此常以下列两句话来劝勉他人：

　　Time is precious. Don't goof¹ off your time. 时间宝贵，不应浪费。

　　An idle youth, a needy² age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

1 goof   

v.弄糟；闲混；n.呆瓜

参考例句：

• We goofed last week at the end of our interview with singer Annie Ross.上周我们采访歌手安妮·罗斯，结果到快结束时犯了个愚蠢的错误。
• You will never be good students so long as you goof around.如果你们成天游手好闲，就永远也成不了好学生。

2 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。