Homework#3

Today we talked about time in different societies and the English words associated with them. For homework, answer the following question:The English language has many proverbs and sayings about time.


1. Time is money. 2.A stitch in time saves nine. 3.There's no time like the present. 4. Fashionable late.
Please explain what you think are the meanings of each of the 4 expressions.

1. Time is money

There is the same proverb in Japan! It means we should not waste of time because time is really valuable. In business world, we have to work with swiftness and precision, so "Time is money" often uses in business world. For example, when people waste of time, we say "Time is money" which means "Hurry up or you will lose money(customers) ".


2. A stitch in time saves nine.

I have never heard it! However I guess it means if we do something as quickly as I can, we don't have to worry later. There is slightly same proverb in Japan. In Japanese, we say "転ばぬ先の杖" . It is hard to stitch a big rip, so we should stitch before getting big.

3. There's no time like the present.

I suppose it means this is the best chance, so we shouldn't miss it.
For example, when we try to start something new, we say it to encourage them.

4. Fashionable late

I think it means trend fashion is changing soon, so what we wear now is getting old fashion.
I suppose there is fashion cycle. For example, recently retro fashion is really popular among young people, but retro fashion got hot about 30 or40 years ago! It's really intresting.