LESSON 17
第17課
WHAT THE MINUTES SAY
分針之語
We are but minutes—little things!
我們不過是分鐘而已——微不足道!
Each one furnished with sixty wings,
每一分鐘都配有六十個(gè)羽翼,
With which we fly on our unseen track,
我們以此隱形翅膀,沿著看不見的軌道飛翔,
And not a minute ever comes back.
沒有一分鐘曾經(jīng)逆轉(zhuǎn)。
We are but minutes; use us well,
我們只不過是分鐘而已,充分利用我們吧,
For how we are used we must one day tell.
我們必須告知世人如何加以利用。
Who uses minutes, has hours to use;
那些充分利用每分鐘的人,總有許多小時(shí)可用;
Who loses minutes, whole years must lose.
那些讓失去分鐘的人,可能會(huì)讓一整年溜走。