语音讲解：
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　　Time drops in delay, like a candle burnt out. ------ Yeats

　　时间点点滴滴消失，犹如蜡烛慢慢燃尽。-----叶芝

　　【世博精解】

　　delay means to postpone until a later time; defer.是指延期；推迟的意思。我们可以说：responded without delay.即刻回信。

　　这里我们来看一下delay和slow的比较。These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.

　　To delay is to cause to be behind schedule:

　　The bus was delayed by a cloudburst. Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:

　　由于大暴雨，公共汽车来迟了。Slow含有速度有意减慢的意思：

　　A sprained ankle slowed my pace.

　　扭伤了的脚踝骨使我的步伐减慢。

　　The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop.

　　司机在车完全停下来之前先减慢车速。