CNN News:我們浪費(fèi)了太多的時(shí)間來談?wù)摃r(shí)間

The U.S. has a national bird, the bald eagle. A national tree, the oak. A national anthem, a National Mall.

美國的國鳥是禿鷹;國樹是橡樹;還有國歌和美國國家廣場(chǎng)。

Lawmakers in Congress are pushing for a national mammal, and they want that to be the bison, aka, the buffalo.

國會(huì)議員正在爭(zhēng)取一個(gè)國家性的哺乳動(dòng)物，他們希望這個(gè)動(dòng)物是野牛，也叫做水牛。

A bipartisan bill passed the House this week. If it`s passed by the Senate and then signed by President Obama, it will be official. Supporters from politicians to wildlife conservation society praised the animal`s history, strength and inextricable connection to the American west.

本周眾議院通過了一個(gè)兩黨議案。如果該法案得到議會(huì)批準(zhǔn)，并經(jīng)美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬簽名的話，則法案將會(huì)正式生效。來自政客以及野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)的支持者們稱贊了水牛的歷史、力量以及對(duì)于美國西部不可割舍的聯(lián)系。

There`s a complicated history of the North American bison. There used to be millions of them in the plains. But during America`s westward expansion, hunting took their numbers down to around a thousand.

北美野牛擁有復(fù)雜的歷史。過去在平原地區(qū)，約有上百萬頭野牛。但是由于美國的西進(jìn)運(yùn)動(dòng)，人們的狩獵行為導(dǎo)致野牛的數(shù)量下降到1000只左右。

Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt led conservation efforts to preserve the mammal. And now today, there are an estimated half million bison in the U.S. and you can find them in every state.

美國總統(tǒng)泰德·羅斯福采取措施保護(hù)哺乳動(dòng)物。截止到現(xiàn)在，據(jù)估計(jì)美國約有50萬只野牛，并且遍布美國每個(gè)州。

We spend a lot of time focused on time, and I don`t just mean the clock, I mean the word. Time is the most commonly noun in the English language. Others in the top 10 include day, year, and life -- also measures of time. So, from time to time, if you feel you don`t have the time or don`t want to take the time, the time out time in a timely manner, it could be just because we spend so much time talking about it.

我們花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間來關(guān)注時(shí)間，我指的不是鐘表，我的意思是時(shí)間這個(gè)單詞。時(shí)間是英語中最一般的一個(gè)單詞。排行前10的單詞還包括天、年、生命、以及時(shí)間的度量方式。所有，有時(shí)候，你感覺自己沒有時(shí)間或者是不想浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，有時(shí)候時(shí)間剛好。這可能是因?yàn)槲覀兓ㄙM(fèi)了太多的時(shí)間來談?wù)摃r(shí)間。

Now, that`s random!

但，這并不是必然性的。