突破英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)：10個(gè)與時(shí)間有關(guān)的英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)，讓你的口語(yǔ)更地道！

今天就讓我們一起來看看，和時(shí)間有關(guān)的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)有哪些？
 
1 pass the time
關(guān)于pass，時(shí)間過得特別快可以說“Time passes so quickly”，而打發(fā)時(shí)間可以說pass the time。
When Paula was ill, I took her some magazines to help her pass the time.
葆拉生病時(shí)，我給她帶去一些雜志幫她消磨時(shí)間。
 
2 no time to lose
用這個(gè)短語(yǔ)催促別人，意思是“沒時(shí)間耽擱”。
Come on, there's no time to lose, we have to get home before John finds out.
趕快，沒有時(shí)間耽擱了，我們必須在約翰發(fā)現(xiàn)之前趕到家。
還可以說，time is of the essence。意思是“時(shí)間是關(guān)鍵，時(shí)間很寶貴”。
 
3 have time
這里的time是（可以用來做某事的）時(shí)間，理解為足夠的時(shí)間或者是額外的時(shí)間，比如：
I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do.
我不知道你是怎么抽出時(shí)間做所有這些事情的。
 
4 have time on your side
我們知道，have someone on your side是指有人是跟你站在同一邊的，也就是被支持的意思，所以have time on your side表示時(shí)間是跟你站在同一邊，表示（某人）有充裕的時(shí)間。也可以說time is on sb's side。另外，have time on your hands等于to have nothing to do，意思是無(wú)事可做。
 
5 two-time
這是動(dòng)詞哦，意思是腳踏兩條船；對(duì)…不忠。
I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me.
當(dāng)我發(fā)現(xiàn)他腳踏兩條船時(shí)，就分手了。
two-timer就是“對(duì)愛情不忠者，腳踏兩條船者”。
如果有任何一方已婚，那用having an affair（外遇）形容會(huì)比較恰當(dāng)。
 
6 be watching the clock
等于have/keep your eye on the clock，形容因厭煩或急于離開而總是看表。
I had a train to catch, so I was watching the clock all through the meeting.
我得趕火車，所以開會(huì)的時(shí)候我一直在不停地看時(shí)間。
 
7 call it a day
這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)的意思是，今天工作就到這了，可以回家了、可以休息了。
I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it a day.
我有些累了——收工吧。
 
8 in this day and age
替代“at the present time”，意思是如今，當(dāng)前，當(dāng)今。
You can't afford to run businesses inefficiently in this day and age.
如今低效經(jīng)營(yíng)企業(yè)是行不通的。
 
9 shelf life
它（尤指食品的）貨架期，保質(zhì)期，不過也可以形容“可以使用（受歡迎或成功）的時(shí)限”。
These days many marriages have a fairly short shelf life.
這個(gè)時(shí)代，許多婚姻都無(wú)法持久。
 
10 in due course
due這個(gè)形容詞意思是預(yù)計(jì)的，預(yù)期的。
短語(yǔ)表示在（將來）適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候，到時(shí)候。
You will receive notification of the results in due course.
到時(shí)候你會(huì)收到結(jié)果通知的。