Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.
[译]历史巨轮飞转,分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵,也独具意义。
Easy come, easy go. (or Light come, light go.)
[注解]指得来的不义之财,没有理由久享。同类谚语还有:“Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent. Soon got, soon spent.”源自拉丁语,指胡乱弄来的钱被胡乱花掉。
[译]来得容易去得快。
Economy is the poor man's mint; and extravagance the rich man's pitfall.
[注解]economy节约。mint造币厂。extravagance奢侈、浪费。
[译]节约是穷人的造币厂,浪费是富翁的陷阱。
Every day of thy life is a leaf in thy history.
[译]生命中的一天就是你历史上的一页。
Every little helps. (or Little and often fills the purse. Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.)
[注解]指积少成多,点滴之物都能派上用场。
[译]小钱积成万,粒粮堆成山。
Every minute counts.
[注解]count动词,很重要。
[译]每分钟都很重要;分秒必争。
Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune.
[译]人对自己的命运总不感到满足。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
[译]任何事情都有好的时机,定要把握时机。
Everything is good in its season.
[注解]只要合时令,样样是佳品。也就是“There is a time for everything”。
[译]万物逢时皆美好。
Experience proves that most time is wasted, not in hours, but in minutes. A bucket with a small hole in the bottom gets just as empty as a bucket that is deliberately kicked over.
[译]经验证明,大部分时间都是被一分钟一分钟地而不是一小时一小时地浪费掉的。一只底部有个小洞的桶和一只故意踢翻的桶同样会流空。