美文翻译：On Punctuality(论守时)

It’s better to live rich than to die rich.

与其死时家财万贯，不如活的丰富精彩。

  A punctual person is in the habit of donging a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.The unpunctual man,on one hand,never does what he has to do at the proper time.He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name.There is a proverb that says,”Time flies never to be recalled.”This is very true.A lost thing may be found again,but lost time can never be regained.Time is more valuable than material things.In fact,time is life itself.

  一个守时的人养成了按时做事的习惯，这样的人永远不会失约，而不守时的人从来不能按时完成自己分内的事。他总是匆匆忙忙的，最后却既浪费了时间，又败坏了自己的名誉。有句谚语说道：“光阴一去不复返。”这句话十分正确。丢了的东西也许还能再找回来，但是失去的时间永远也无法挽回。时间比物质财富更加珍贵。事实上，时间本身就是生命。