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1、中石油职称英语+2013职称英语书1.TheValueofTime时间的价值1."Time"saystheproverb"ismoney".Thismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherproducesomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapa

2、citiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Therecanthusbenodoubtthattimeisconvertibleintomoney.Letthosewhothinknothingofwastingtimerememberthis;letthemrememberthatanhourmisspentisequivalenttothelossofabanknote;andthatanhourutilizedistantamounttosomuchsilverorgold;andthenthe

3、ywillprobablythinktwicebeforetheygivetheirconsenttothelossofanypartoftheirtime.1.谚语说：“时间就是金钱。”这句话的意思是，一时片刻只要用得有效，都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。如果我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用的、重要的产品，在市场上卖得一定的价钱；就能充实经验，增长才干，等到适当的时机来临时，我们就能挣得金钱。因此，毫无疑问，时间可以转化为金钱。让那些对浪费时间满不在乎的人记住这一点。让他们记住，浪费一小时等于损失一张钞票，而利用一小时就等于得到若干金银。这样，他们想浪费时间时或许会三思而后行。

4、2.Moreover,ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.Butwearetoooftenindifferenttolossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Adayoranhourwa

5、stedisthereforesomuchlifeforfeited.Letusbearthisinmind,andwasteoftimewillappeartousinthelightofacrimeasculpableassuicideitself.2.再说，我们的生命无非就是我们活在人世的时间。因此，浪费时间也就是一种自杀。我们想到死，便惊恐不已，因而不惜一切努力、麻烦和费用来保全我们的生命。可是，我们对于损失一个小时或者一天的时间却往往漠不关心、无动于衷，忘记了我们的生命原本就是我们生活的每一天、每一小时的总和。因此，浪费一天或一小时也就是丧失一天或一小时的生命。让我们

6、记住这一点，这样就会把浪费时间看作一种罪过，跟自杀一样应该受到惩罚。3.Thereisathirdconsiderationwhichwillalsotendtowarnusagainstlossoftime.Ourlifeisabriefspanmeasuringsomesixtyorseventyyearsinall,butnearlyonehalfofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someoverdressingandundressing;someinmakingjourneysonl

7、andandvoyagesbysea;someinmerry-making,eitheronourownaccountorforthesakeofothers;someincelebratingreligiousandsocialfestivities;someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofournearestanddearestrelatives.Nowifalltheseyearsweretobedeductedfromthetermoverwhichourli