1. But there is a problem for people with free time in a tightly packed country where land is dear:
    但是在一个人口拥挤，土地昂贵的国家，有了闲暇的人们却遇到了这样一个问题：

2. By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable has happened.
    到这些孩子上高中时，引人注目的事发生了。

3. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems to waken in some people and dim in others.
    可是你也会问为什么随着时间的推移，天才在一些人身上显露出来，而在另一些人身上却暗淡下去。

4. Flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time.
    飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。

5. Find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house,
    多花点时间与孩子们一起做游戏；做大量的家务；

6. What is the date today?
    今天是几号？

7. What is the time of departure?
    出发的时间是几点？

8. We have heaps of time.
    我们有很多时间.

9. We had the greatest difficulty imaginable getting here in time.
    我们为了及时到这儿，遇到可以想象得到的最大困难。

10. We had a jolly time during the winter holidays.
    我们在寒假里过得很愉快。