安徽省明光英普辅导中心高考英语 关于时间的惯用语备考素材.docVIP

安徽省明光英普辅导中心高考英语备考素材：关于时间的惯用语 “时间”是生命中很受重视的东西；人人都爱惜时间，因此人人要把涉及“时间”的惯用语记起来，用出去。 (1)In time for……及时到……／做……If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting. (2)On time:准时的Dont go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.” (3)Pressed for time：时间不足I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.” (4)Buy time：争取时间There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.” (5)For the time being：暂时地The company has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the company partners. (6)From time to time：偶尔They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house. (7)In the nick of time：及时All the passengers got on board in the nick of time. (8)In no time：很快地The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time. (9)Kill time：消磨时间While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time. (10)Time and again：屡次Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars. (11)Time alone will tell：时间可以证明一切No one is certain if it is wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell. (12)Times up：时间到了Times up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now. (13)At the best of times：当情况最佳时Samuels Mandarin is not good at the best of times, not to mention when he has to speak if impromptu. (14)At times：有时life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free, but the problem is that he or she may feel lonely at times. (15)Behind the times：过时的Maggies dressing style is a bit behind the times. She should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable dresses. (16)Move / keep up with the times：赶上时代Some peoples mode of thinking is outdated. They should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society. (17)The time is ripe for……的时机成熟了The political leaders of the two countries have communicated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for closer cooperation. (18)With time to spare：比预期时间早As there was no traffic congestion, we reached the destination wit