今天我們要講的美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是:Time flies。Time是時(shí)間,fly是飛,time flies就是時(shí)光飛逝。比如說(shuō),你已經(jīng)有好幾年沒見你朋友的孩子了,現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)得跟你一樣高,這時(shí)候,你就會(huì)說(shuō),"Wow, time flies!" 也就是:“喲,你已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)那么高啦,時(shí)間過(guò)得真快呀!”

再比如你跟朋友約會(huì)吃飯,聊了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)好象還沒盡興,你一看手表就會(huì)說(shuō),"Wow, time flies!"“時(shí)間怎么過(guò)得這么快呢?!?/p>

下面我們來(lái)聽一個(gè)例句。有位先生請(qǐng)他的女朋友吃飯,分手時(shí)戀戀不舍。他是這么說(shuō)的:

例句-1:Is it midnight already? I can't believe it! That was the quickest four hours I've ever spent. It's so wonderful talking with you. I feel like I could keep going all night and I'd still want more. When I'm with you, time flies. There's no other way to put it.

這位先生說(shuō):已經(jīng)是半夜了?我簡(jiǎn)直不能相信。這是我平生過(guò)得最快的四個(gè)小時(shí)。跟你聊天真是太好了。我覺得我能跟你聊個(gè)通宵,完了之后還想聊。我只能說(shuō)跟你在一起,時(shí)間過(guò)得真快。

看來(lái)這位先生找到了情投意合的女朋友了。

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美國(guó)人有時(shí)候說(shuō):"Time flies when you're having fun",高興的時(shí)候時(shí)間過(guò)得飛快。這恐怕每個(gè)人都有體會(huì)的。

Time flies作為一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是什么時(shí)候開始使用的呢?最早的記錄是在1800。不過(guò)莎士比亞在兩百多年前就已經(jīng)用飛,fly這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容時(shí)光流逝了。英國(guó)18世紀(jì)的著名詩(shī)人Alexander Pope也用fly來(lái)形容時(shí)間,"swift fly the years." 年代飛逝。好,我們?cè)賮?lái)聽一個(gè)例句。有個(gè)人有兩年沒有見到他的侄子了。他見到后都快認(rèn)不出來(lái)了。

例句-2:Good lord! Is that really you, Kenny? Wow, look at you! You've grown like a tree. It seems like only yesterday that you didn't come up to my waist! How time flies! It's hard to believe sometimes. It makes me feel old!

這個(gè)人說(shuō):天啊,Kenny,真的是你嗎?看看你,你長(zhǎng)得像樹一樣高了。你以前還不到我的腰呢,那好像就是昨天的事。時(shí)間過(guò)得真快。有時(shí)候簡(jiǎn)直讓人難以相信。這讓我覺得自己已經(jīng)老了。

這就是中國(guó)人所說(shuō)的光陰似箭。孩子一下子就長(zhǎng)大成人,幾年不見就認(rèn)不出來(lái)了。