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Part Four Idioms and figure of speech 1 Idioms of time I Introduction Read the following proverbs. Have you ever learnt them? (5 M’) What are the Chinese versions for them? II EX. Idioms of Time 1.????1. Time works wonders. 时间创造奇迹。 2. Time tries truth. 时间检验真理。 3. Time is the best healer. 时间是治愈创伤的良药。 4. Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。（时不我待。） 5. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 III Question: What is the function of idioms? Idioms help to make one’s language sound natural and idiomatic. Attention: 1 informal or colloquial in style 2 cliches : armed to the teeth， as