yayo俚语 与时间有关的英语俚语（六）

与时间有关的英语俚语（六）  

,72. CLOCK IN / CLOCK OUT,This is when you record the time you arrive or leave your job to show the number of hours that you have worked.,记录上班时间和下班时间，显示工作时长。,I clocked in a little late today, I hope I don’t get into trouble for it!,,73. TURN BACK THE handS OF TIME,This means to go back to the past, usually used in moments of reminiscence or regret.,让时光倒流，尤其是令人难忘的回忆或遗憾。,If I could turn back the hands of time, I would promise to be a better person and treat you right.,,74. A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT,When something es or happens a little too late and is no longer good enough to accept.,某事发生略迟，无法令人满意、接受。,They offered me a contract after I’d already accepted another job offer – a day late and a dollar short!,我接受了其他公司的工作，这家公司才聘用我——真是既耗时又费力！,,75. DONKEY’S YEARS,To define something that happens over a very long period of time.,描述某件事发生了很长时间。,I haven’t seen you for donkey’s years! Where have you been living all this time?,,76. IN ONE’S OWN TIME,To do something in your own time and take as long as you want to.,方便的时候做某事，想做多久就做多久。,Fine, I will help you. But I’ll do it in my own time, don’t rush me!,,77. IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME,When something happens by luck or someone is given an unexpected chance pletely by surprise.,好事降临或某人意外得到好机会。,I can’t believe he gave this major contract to me. I must’ve just been in the right place at the right time!,,78. IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME,When something unlucky happens, that would not have normally happened.,通常不会发生的不幸。,He killed an innocent man who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.,,79. IN DUE COURSE,This means everything will happen as it is supposed to, at the appropriate time.,一切都将在适当的时候发生。,We will find out the results of your test in due course, you’ll just have to be patient.,,80. IN THE INTERIM,Something that takes place during a period of time beeen o events.,在两个事件之间发生的事情。,I won’t be able to move into my new apartment until next month, so could I stay at your house in the interim please?,,81. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON,This refers to something that happens very rarely.,某事极为罕见。,My grandparents live in Canada. I only get to see them once in a blue moon, because it’s very expensive to fly there.,,82. AROUND THE CORNER,Used to describe something that will happen very soon.,某事即将发生。,Christmas is just around the corner and I haven’t even bought any gifts for my family yet!,,83. NOT/NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS,This means ‘absolutely never’ or ‘at no time in my life’.,某事绝不会发生。,Never in a million years will I understand why she decided to marry him.,,84. THE TIME OF ONE’S LIFE,Used when someone enjoys themselves very much.,特别高兴的时刻。,The kids had the time of their lives at Disneyland!,,85. ONCE UPON A TIME,Used to describe something that happened in the past, a long time ago. It is usually used to describe something that you wish still happened now. It is also used to begin children’s stories.,用来描述过去的事情。而且希望现在仍旧发生。也用于儿童读物开篇。,Once upon a time, there lived a young girl called Cinderella.