世博格言必修【46】Time drops in delay, like a candle burnt out.

Samy讲解

Time drops in delay, like a candle burnt out. ------ Yeats

时间点点滴滴消失，犹如蜡烛慢慢燃尽。 ----- 叶芝

【世博精解】

delay means to postpone until a later time; defer. 是指延期；推迟的意思。我们可以说：responded without delay.即刻回信。

这里我们来看一下delay 和slow的比较。These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.
To delay is to cause to be behind schedule:
The bus was delayed by a cloudburst. Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:
由于大暴雨，公共汽车来迟了。Slow含有速度有意减慢的意思：

A sprained ankle slowed my pace.
扭伤了的脚踝骨使我的步伐减慢。

The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop.
司机在车完全停下来之前先减慢车速。

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