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The Value of Time时间的价值 1.Time says the proverb is money. This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either produce some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. There can thus be no doubt that time is convertible into money. Let those who think nothing of wasting time remember this; let them remember that an hour misspent is equivalent to the loss of a banknote; and that an hour utilized is tantamount to so much silver or gold; and then they will probably think twice before they give their consent to the loss of any part of their time. employ v. 使用，采用，雇佣，使忙于 employer n. 雇主，老板 employee n. 雇员，从业人员 employment n. 使用，职业，雇佣 Employment rate 就业率，雇用率 Either …or… 要么…要么…; 二者择一的 Neither… nor… 两者都不 Both… and… 两者都 etch 取来，接来，到达 add to 增添，添加，加强 so as to 以便，以致 enable sb to do sth 使得某人做某事 There is no doubt that…毫无疑问 think nothing of… 把… 视为平常 think a lot of… 看重；对… 高度评价 convertible adj. 可改变的，可交换的 convert v. … into… 使转变，转换，使…改变信仰 be equivalent to… be tantamount to…相当于…; 无异于的 If you say one thing is tantamount to another, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second thing. 例句： What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy. 布里斯正在说的无异于异端邪说。 Think twice 再三考虑，重新考虑 think twice about doing sth. 三思而后再决定做某事 Give one’s consent（n.） to sth…同意，赞成 例句：At approximately 11:30 p.m., pollard finally gave his consent to the search. 大约晚上11：30的时候，波拉得终于对搜查予以同意。 区别 consent (vi.) 同意，赞成，答应 (to) content adj. 满意的； n.内容，目录；满足，容量 resent vt. 怨恨，愤恨，厌恶 1、谚语说：“时间就是金钱。”这句话的意思是，一时片刻只要用得有效， 都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。如果我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用的、重要的产品，在市场上卖得一定的价钱；就能充实经验，增长才干，等 到适当的时机来临时，我们就能挣得金钱。因此，毫无疑问，时间可以转化为金钱。让那些对浪费时间满不在乎的人记住这一点。让他们记住，浪费一小时等于损失一张钞票，而利用一小时就等于得到若干金银。这样，他们想浪费时间时或许会三思而后行。 2.Mor