11 time idioms and expressions | English Vocabulary Lesson Common British English Expressions · English with Lucy
学习11个与时间相关的英语习语，提升听说读写能力。适合练习听力、发音和词汇记忆，内容涵盖日常表达和商务场景。
(gentle music)
（轻柔的音乐）
- Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English With Lucy.
大家好，欢迎再次收看《Lucy的英语节目》。
Today, I have got lots of idioms relating to time.
今天，我学到了很多与时间相关的成语。
It's a very important lesson.
这是一个非常重要的教训。
I can't believe I haven't already covered this topic, so grab a pen and paper and make sure you take notes.
我简直不敢相信自己居然还没有讨论过这个话题！快拿支笔和纸来，一定要做好笔记哦。
Quickly, before we get started, this video is going to help you with your speaking and your listening and your reading and your writing.
在我们开始之前，需要先说明一点：这个视频将帮助你提高口语、听力、阅读和写作能力。
It's gonna help with everything because it's building your vocabulary, but I know a lot of you want to improve your listening,
这会对所有方面都有帮助，因为它能帮助你扩大词汇量。不过我知道，很多人其实更希望提高自己的听力能力。
in particular, and your pronunciation.
特别是你的发音。
I highly recommend listening to audiobooks and reading the actual book at the same time.
我强烈推荐大家同时听有声书并阅读纸质书籍。
It's like creating your own listening exercises.
这就像是自己创建听力练习题一样。
Audible is offering one free audiobook and a 30-day free trial.
Audible平台提供一本免费的电子书以及为期30天的免费试用服务。
You can sign up by clicking the link in the description box.
您可以通过点击描述框中的链接来注册。
Downnload the audiobook of your choice.
下载您选择的有声书吧。
I've got lots of recommendations in the description box for ones with British English narrators.
我在描述框中提供了许多推荐内容，这些内容都涉及由使用英式英语进行旁白的配音员制作的资源。
Listen to it as you multi-task or you commute to work or whenever you like.
你可以在同时处理多项任务的时候听这个音频，也可以在通勤上班的路上听，或者在任何你喜欢的时间听。
Or listen whilst reading the actual book.
或者，在阅读这本书的过程中同时听相关内容。
That's the best thing you can do
这是你能做的最好的事情了。
for your listening and pronunciation because you're hearing how the words are pronounced as you are seeing them written down.
这主要是为了帮助你提高听力与发音能力——因为你可以在看到单词的书写形式的同时，同时听到它们的发音方式。
Just a little tip from me there.
这只是我给你的一点小建议而已。
Let's get on with the lesson.
我们继续上课吧。
Number one.
第一点。
To be or not to be, that is the question.
生存还是毁灭，这是个问题。
No.
不。
To be or not to be born yesterday.
是选择“出生在昨天”，还是选择“不出生在昨天”呢？
If you are born yesterday, it means you are easily fooled or very naive.
如果你“昨天才出生”，那就意味着你很容易上当受骗，或者非常天真无邪。
It's often used in a sarcastic, ironic way.
它经常被以讽刺或幽默的方式使用。
Do you think I was born yesterday?
你以为我是昨天才出生的吗？
Do you think I'm an idiot?
你以为我是个白痴吗？
Or I wasn't born yesterday.
或者说，我又不是昨天才出生的。
I'm not an idiot.
我不是白痴。
I don't believe you.
我不相信你。
Number two.
第二点。
Better late than never.
迟到总比不到好。
This one's kind of self-explanatory.
这个其实挺容易理解的。
It means that doing something late is
这意味着做某事如果拖延到很晚的话，就会……（不过原文在这里没有完整说明具体后果）。
better than not doing it at all, but I mention it in this video because it's also used in a sarcastic way.
虽然这总比什么都不做强，但我在视频中提到这一点，是因为这个词有时也被用于讽刺的语境中。
I might say better late than never if somebody is especially late.
如果有人特别迟到了，我可能会说：“迟做总比不做好。
Number three.
第三点。
At the 11th hour.
在最后一刻（或紧要关头）。
At the 11th hour.
在最后一刻（或紧要关头）。