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Metaphor 暗喻
need to budget your time.
做一下時間上的安排。
budget原意是“做預算”，這裡就是說“做一下時間上的安排”。
aside some time for ping pong.
預留一些時間。
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put aside原先和money搭配，比如：Put aside some money for your retirement.
表示“存錢”，這裡的意思就是要“預留一些時間”
that worth your while?
這樣做，對你有好處嗎
while原意表示“一段時間”，這裡意思就是說“這值得你去這樣做嗎?”或者說“這樣做，對你有好處嗎?”
you have much time left?
's living on borrowed time.
他可能不久就要過世了。(大限已近)
(living) on borrowed time或者be on borrowed
time的意思就是說“很可能要失敗了或者說很可能要死了。”比如：The government is living on borrowed time.
這個政府可能馬上就要倒臺了。
don't use your time profitably.
你沒有有效利用時間。
profitable原意是指“有利潤的;贏利的”
7.I lost a lot of time when I got sick.
k you for your time.
Personification 擬人
theory explained to me the behaviors of chickens raised in factories.
fact argues against the standard theories.
has cheated me.
ation is eating up our profits.
通貨膨脹把利潤都抵消了
Eat up原意是“吃完”的意思，這裡就是“通貨膨脹把利潤都抵消了。”
religion tells him that he cannot drink fine French wines.
Michelson-Morley experiment gave birth to a new physical theory.
er finally caught up with him.
這裡的`catch up with 表示 “對。。。產生影響”
ation has attacked the foundation of our economy.
ation has pinned us to the wall.
面對通貨膨脹，我們無能為力。
someone to something
原意指的是“使某人不能動彈，按住某人”，這裡的意思就是說“面對通貨膨脹，我們無能為力。”
biggest enemy right now is inflation.
dollar has been destroyed by inflation.
ation has robbed me of my savings.
ation has outwitted the best economic minds in the country.
即使這個國家最好的經濟界的精英也無法對付通貨膨脹。
Outwit指的是“(智力上)超過，勝過”，這裡的意思就是說“即使這個國家最好的經濟界的精英也無法對付通貨膨脹。”
ation has given birth to a money-minded generation.