学个词Learn a Word 第866期 Timing

今天我们要学的词是timing¹。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, "Timing is everything". 时机决定一切。"The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect," 他求婚的时机恰到好处。

目前就业市场不景气。"The timing is against new graduates entering the job market," 进入就业市场的大学毕业生没赶上好时候。"The timing of ending the stimulus² policy is not right," 现在不是结束经济刺激政策的合适时机。"The timing of firing the coach has everyone puzzled," 解雇教练的时机让所有人摸不着头脑。好的，今天我们学习的词是timing...

 

1 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。