时间(2)

Time

The strukes of time are constant and eternal.

时间的笔触不密不疏伏脉千里。

Time alone will not reveal the truth,

时间不会让真相自明，

but can be a beacon to the wise.

但时间总会给智者以启示。

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The westerners often waste materials but treasure people and time,

西方国家的特点是爱浪费物质却珍惜人和时间，

believing that as time is short for human life, it is of great importance;

他们认为人活着，时间短暂，这非常重要；

But while the Chinese waste people and time, but treasure materials,

而有些中国人的特点是浪费人和时间，珍惜物质。

not sparing to exchange more materials with time and life,

他们会不惜时间和生命去换更多的物质，

and even striving to leave rich materials for the later generations

即使死后也要为后人留下丰厚的物质，

as the continuation of their lives.

作为对自己生命的延续。