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1. E-mail is great because it saves time.
2. Don’t rush decision-making. Always take time to chew things over.
3. Everybody should spend at least one year living in a foreign country.
4. Going to the gym is a huge waste of time.
5. The difficulty with exams is that you always run out of time.
6. Always think things through carefully. Half-baked ideas are no good to anyone.
7. It’s best to read serious books. They give you food for thought.
8. As people get older, they tend to use their time more profitably.
8.1.37 Прочитайте диалог, вставьте пропущенные слова так, чтобы получились выражения, близкие по значению пословицам Time is money, Ideas are food.
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Martha: Morning!
Dad: You’re in a good mood today. Any particular reason?
Martha: Yes, there is actually.
Dad: What – in love again?
Martha: No – I’ve decided to become a millionaire.
Dad: You’ve decided to become a millionaire, I see. And how exactly do you
propose to do that?
Martha: Well, if you can … a couple of minutes, I’ll tell you.
Dad: Martha, you know how … my time is.
Martha: Oh, Dad, I promise you it will be … your while.
Dad: OK, but just five minutes or else I’ll be late for work.
Martha: Right. I’ve got this idea for a website.
Dad: Oh come on, you’re … your time if you think you can make money out
of the Internet. All the best ideas have been used up. You should be using
your time more … getting a proper job.
Martha: All right, all right. Look. I promise you it’s not some … idea. It’s
something I’ve been … over for the last few weeks. Please just have a
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look at these plans, then tell me what you think.
Dad: Hm, hm, yes, interesting. There’s certainly … for thought here. How
are you going to find the money to do it?
Martha: Ah, well, um, I was rather hoping you might help me. Will you?
Dad: Well, I can’t tell you until I’ve had time to … all this information. But
you’ve certainly got a good idea. It’s very original.
Martha: But we’re … of time. If we don’t do it very soon, somebody else will.
Dad: Yes, you could be right. Look, I’ve got to go now, but as soon as I get
back from work I’ll … the rest of the evening looking at it. Have you
told anybody else your idea?
Martha: No, not yet.
Dad: Well, don’t. I think you’ve really got something here.
8.1.38Прокомментируйте следующие высказывания:
1. The love of money is the root of all evil.
2. There are a lot of things money won’t buy.
3. Never spend your money before you have it.
4. A fool and his money are soon parted.
5. Money spent on the brain, never spent in vain.
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