(一)時間是金,其值無價

Time is money. (時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金) 

Time flies. (光陰似箭,日月如梭)

Time has wings. (光陰去如飛)

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. (光陰如銼,細磨無聲) 

Time stays not the fool's leisure. (時間不等閑逛的傻瓜) 

Time and I against any two. (和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人) 

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself. (時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命?；驎r間就是生命,節(jié)省時間,就是延長生命) 

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost. (消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) 

(二)時間是風(fēng),去而不返 

Time undermines us. (光陰暗中催人才?；蚰f年紀(jì)小人生容易老) 

Time and tide wait for no man. (歲月不待人)

Time cannot be won again. (時間一去不再來) 

Time is , time was , and time is past. (現(xiàn)在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復(fù)返) 

Time lost can not be recalled. (光陰一去不復(fù)返) 

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. (光陰似箭,一去不返) 

(三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢 

Time tries friends as fire tries gold. (時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金) 

Time tries truth. (時間檢驗真理) 

Time is the father of truth. (時間是真理之父) 

Time will tell. (時間能說明問題) 

Time brings the truth to light. (時間使真相大白?；驎r間一到,真理自明。) 

Time and chance reveal all secrets. (時間與機會能提示一切秘密) 

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion. (時間考驗一切,經(jīng)得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰) 

Time reveals(discloses) all things. (萬事日久自明) 

Time tries all. (時間檢驗一切) 

(四)時間是秤,衡量權(quán)質(zhì) 

There is no time like the present. (現(xiàn)在正是時候) 

Take time by the forelock. (把握目前的時機) 

To choose time is to save time. (選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間) 

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. (今日事,今日畢)

Procrastination is the thief of time. (拖延為時間之竊賊) 

One of these days is none of these days. (拖延時日,終難實現(xiàn)。或:改天改天,不知哪天) 

Tomorrow never comes. (明天無盡頭,明日何其多) 

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. (常將今日推明日,推到后來無蹤跡) 

(五)時間是水,淘金流沙

Time works wonders. (時間可以創(chuàng)造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議) 

Time works great changes. (時間可以產(chǎn)生巨大的變化)

Times change. (時代正在改變)