CNN News:我們浪費了太多的時間來談論時間

The U.S. has a national bird, the bald eagle. A national tree, the oak. A national anthem, a National Mall.

美國的國鳥是禿鷹;國樹是橡樹;還有國歌和美國國家廣場。

Lawmakers in Congress are pushing for a national mammal, and they want that to be the bison, aka, the buffalo.

國會議員正在爭取一個國家性的哺乳動物，他們希望這個動物是野牛，也叫做水牛。

A bipartisan bill passed the House this week. If it`s passed by the Senate and then signed by President Obama, it will be official. Supporters from politicians to wildlife conservation society praised the animal`s history, strength and inextricable connection to the American west.

本周眾議院通過了一個兩黨議案。如果該法案得到議會批準，并經(jīng)美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬簽名的話，則法案將會正式生效。來自政客以及野生動物保護協(xié)會的支持者們稱贊了水牛的歷史、力量以及對于美國西部不可割舍的聯(lián)系。

There`s a complicated history of the North American bison. There used to be millions of them in the plains. But during America`s westward expansion, hunting took their numbers down to around a thousand.

北美野牛擁有復雜的歷史。過去在平原地區(qū)，約有上百萬頭野牛。但是由于美國的西進運動，人們的狩獵行為導致野牛的數(shù)量下降到1000只左右。

Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt led conservation efforts to preserve the mammal. And now today, there are an estimated half million bison in the U.S. and you can find them in every state.

美國總統(tǒng)泰德·羅斯福采取措施保護哺乳動物。截止到現(xiàn)在，據(jù)估計美國約有50萬只野牛，并且遍布美國每個州。

We spend a lot of time focused on time, and I don`t just mean the clock, I mean the word. Time is the most commonly noun in the English language. Others in the top 10 include day, year, and life -- also measures of time. So, from time to time, if you feel you don`t have the time or don`t want to take the time, the time out time in a timely manner, it could be just because we spend so much time talking about it.

我們花費很多時間來關注時間，我指的不是鐘表，我的意思是時間這個單詞。時間是英語中最一般的一個單詞。排行前10的單詞還包括天、年、生命、以及時間的度量方式。所有，有時候，你感覺自己沒有時間或者是不想浪費時間，有時候時間剛好。這可能是因為我們花費了太多的時間來談論時間。

Now, that`s random!

但，這并不是必然性的。