六十五. Time Never Returns

Small machines have been invented to measure(測量) time. They are clocks and watches. The invention was a great success.

Today almost everyone wears a watch on his arm to tell the time. Same watches also tell the date. Men, women and children wear them. Now good watches are almost completely correct. Repairs and oiling are seldom necessary.

A clock wakes us. The clock at the office records the time we arrive at work, and the one in the kitchen tells us when dinner is ready. We try to be on time for conferences, we try to save time for important things and not to waste time on stupid things, and we pay for time to park on a busy street. People often say that time is money . Truly we can create wealth by using time in a proper way.

Time passes rapidly, and it never returns. We want to be always young, but that's impossible. That is the magic of time.We can't catch time. Time is difficult to control and easy to waste. In fact, time is dangerous. If we don’t control it, it will control us. So we must become the master of time, not its servant.

Time is fair to everyone. Let's make good use of our time! Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.

【漢語翻譯】 

時(shí)間永不復(fù)返

人們已經(jīng)發(fā)明(invent)測量時(shí)間的小機(jī)器(machine)。它們是鐘表(clock)和手表。這項(xiàng)發(fā)明是一個(gè)偉大的成功。

如今幾乎每個(gè)人都在胳膊上戴著一塊手表來看時(shí)間，有些也可看日期(date)。男女老少都戴手表?，F(xiàn)在好的手表幾乎是完全準(zhǔn)確的(completely correct)．很少需要修理(repair)或上油。

鐘表可以叫醒我們。辦公室的鐘表記錄我們上班時(shí)到達(dá)的時(shí)間，廚房的鐘表告訴我們什么時(shí)間飯做好了。我們盡力及時(shí)參加會(huì)議(conference)，我們盡力為重要事情節(jié)省時(shí)間而不把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)(waste)在愚蠢的事情上，在繁忙的街道我們?yōu)橥＼嚨臅r(shí)間付費(fèi)。人們常說“時(shí)間就是金錢”。確實(shí)我們可以通過合理利用時(shí)間而創(chuàng)造財(cái)富(create wealth)。

時(shí)間快速地(rapidly)逝去，永不復(fù)返。我們想要永遠(yuǎn)年輕，但那是不可能的．這就是時(shí)間的魅力(magic)．我們無法抓住時(shí)間?？刂?/span>(control)時(shí)間是困難的(difficult)．但浪費(fèi)時(shí)間很容易。實(shí)際上，時(shí)間是危險(xiǎn)的。如果我們不去控制時(shí)間，它將控制我們。因此我們必須成為時(shí)間的主人(master)而不是它的仆人(servant)。

時(shí)間對每個(gè)人都是公平的(fair)，讓我們好好利用(make good use of)我們的時(shí)間吧！今天能做的事不要拖延(put off)到明天（今日事今日畢）!?                          

六十六. The ABC of Kongfu

Follow the instructions carefully. There are no pictures here, only step by step instruction. Also, I hope this article will help those who haven't the chance to go to a club for Chinese Kongfu training. You may practice anywhere, but let me offer some suggestions before we begin.

If you are practicing a form, you will need enough room. However, you may always practice parts of the form when there is no enough space. The height of the ceiling is not important, either. Even if you have to keep your knees bent(彎曲)in order not to hurt your head, that is in fact good in your training. A dirty basement(地下室) corner may be cleaned-and perhaps an old mirror can be placed on a chair for corrections. You don't need a lot of light, either. What is important is to wear big warm clothing and flat shoes such as cheap cotton tennis shoes.

【漢語翻譯】

功夫入門

認(rèn)真按這些說明(instructions)去做。這里沒有圖片，只是一個(gè)個(gè)步驟的說明。此外，我希望這篇文章(article)可以幫助那些沒機(jī)會(huì)去好功夫館(中國功夫培訓(xùn)俱樂部(club))的人。你可以在任何地方練習(xí)(practice)．但在我們開始之前，讓我提供(offer)一些建議(suggestion)。

如果你在練習(xí)招式，你需要足夠的空間。但如果沒有足夠的空間，你也可以一直練習(xí)部分招式。天花板(ceiling)的高度(height)也不重要(not important either)。即使(even if)你為了不傷著頭部而不得不彎著膝蓋(knee)，要知道，這實(shí)際上在你的訓(xùn)練中也是有好處的。可以清理一下臟乎乎的地下室角落(corner)——也許椅子上可以放一面舊鏡子(mirror)用于改正。你也不需要很多的燈。重要的是穿著寬松溫暖的衣服和平底鞋(flat shoes)，如便宜的棉布(cotton)網(wǎng)球鞋。?