3. We are slaves to nothing but the clock.(Para. 2) o Meaning: We are under the control of time only and nothing else (or: we are only dominated by time) slave to sth i a person who is completely influenced or dominated by sth. a slave to drink酒鬼 a slave to money金钱的奴隶 nothingbut, only He's nothing but a crimina他只不过是个罪犯。 The report contains nothing but lies.这报道满篇都是谎言
3. We are slaves to nothing but the clock. (Para.2) Meaning: We are under the control of time only and nothing else (or: we are only dominated by time). slave to sth.: a person who is completely influenced or dominated by sth. a slave to drink 酒鬼 a slave to money 金钱的奴隶 nothing but: only He's nothing but a criminal. 他只不过是个罪犯。 The report contains nothing but lies. 这报道满篇都是谎言
4 We budget it, (Para. 2) udget: v. plan the e spending of (time, money, etc., or provide (time, money) in the plan She has made so many commitments that she has to budget her time very carefully.她答应下来的事太多, 因而不得不精心安排自己的时间。 he budgeted for buying a new car.她为了买新汽车而 计划节省开支。 The government has budgeted for two bridges in heo政府已在预算中拨款在该城市造两座桥 Veryorten this word is used as a noun to mean a plan of how to spend money, etc. during a particular time for a particular purpose. a famil/ week's budget家庭/每周预算 the company's advertising budget公司的广告预算 t is important to balance this year's budget.重要的 要平衡今年的预算开
4. We budget it, ... (Para.2) budget: v. plan the spending of (time, money, etc.), or provide (time, money) in the plan She has made so many commitments that she has to budget her time very carefully. 她答应下来的事太多， 因而不得不精心安排自己的时间。 She budgeted for buying a new car. 她为了买新汽车而 计划节省开支。 The government has budgeted for two bridges in the city. 政府已在预算中拨款在该城市造两座桥。 Very often this word is used as a noun to mean a plan of how to spend money, etc. during a particular time for a particular purpose. a family / week's budget 家庭 / 每周预算 the company's advertising budget 公司的广告预算 It is important to balance this year's budget. 重要的 是要平衡今年的预算开支