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The Value of Time

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To Realize The Value of One Year, ask A Student Who Has Failed His Final Exam.

To Realize The Value of One Month, ask A Mother Who Has Given Birth To A Premature¹ Baby.

To Realize The Value of One Week, ask An Editor of A Weekly Newspaper.

To Realize The Value of One Day, ask A Daily Wage Laborer² Who Has Ten Kids To Feed.

To Realize The Value of One Hour, ask The Lovers³ Who Are Waiting To Meet.

To Realize The Value of One Minute, ask A Person Who Has Missed The Train.

To Realize The Value of One Second, ask A Person Who Has Survived An Accident.

To Realize The Value of One Millisecond, ask The Person Who Has Won A Silver Medal In Olympics.

Treasure Every Moment That You Have! Yesterday Is History. Tomorrow Is Mystery.

Today is a gift. That's why it's called "the present".

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1 premature
adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的
参考例句：
It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。 The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

2 laborer
n.劳动者，劳工
参考例句：
Her husband had been a farm laborer.她丈夫以前是个农场雇工。 He worked as a casual laborer and did not earn much.他当临时工，没有赚多少钱。

3 lovers
爱好者( lover的名词复数 )；情人；情夫；情侣
参考例句：
They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。 Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人