A Time for Everything

万物皆有时
 

from The Holy Bible

 

For everything there is a season,

and a time for every matter under heaven:

凡事都有定期，

天下万物都有定时。
 

A time to be born,

and a time to die;

生有时，死有时。
 

A time to plant,

and a time to pluck up that what is planted;

栽种有时，

拔出所栽种的，也有时。
 

A time to kill,

and a time to heal;

杀戮有时，医治有时。
 

A time to break down,

and a time to build up;

拆毁有时，建造有时。
 

Matter /ˈmætə(r)/ n. 物质;事件

pluck up /plʌk ʌp/ 鼓起;振作

Heal /hi:l/ v. 恢复健康的状态;使恢复正常

 

 

 

A time to weep,

and a time to laugh;

哭有时，笑有时。
 

A time to mourn,

and a time to dance;

哀恸有时，跳舞有时。
 

A time to throw away stones,

and a time to gather stones together;

抛掷石头有时，

堆聚石头有时。
 

A time to embrace,

and a time to refrain from embracing;

怀抱有时，

不怀抱有时。
 

A time to seek,

and a time to lose;

寻找有时，失落有时。
 

Weep /wi:p/ vt.& vi. 流泪;(通常因悲伤)哭泣

Mourn /mɔ:n/ v. 哀痛;哀悼

Embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ vt.& vi. 拥抱;接受

Refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/ v. 抑制，克制
 

 

A time to keep,

and a time to cast away;

保守有时，舍弃有时。
 

A time to tear,

and a time to sew;

撕裂有时，缝补有时。
 

A time to keep silence,

and a time to speak;

静默有时，言语有时。
 

A time to love,

and a time to hate;

喜爱有时，恨恶有时。
 

A time for war;

and a time for peace.

争战有时，和平有时。
 

cast away /ka:st əˈwei/ 抛弃，使失事，使漂流

Sew /səʊ/ vt.& vi. 缝纫;缝