Time is extremely precious to life, because it is constantly passing away and will never come back, so we should seize every minute and not let it pass in vain.
Original: you can't lose it when you smell it; If you can't lose, you have a chance.
Interpretation: What can't be lost in vain is time, and what can't be missed is opportunity.
Interpretation: In China's concept of time, "time" is not only a physical concept and time scale, but also a historical trend, so we should "keep pace with the times". In this flow of time, there are fleeting opportunities, the situation changes at any time, and so are opportunities.
Extended data
Opportunity is more precious and rare for life, because it is produced at a specific time and under specific conditions. If you lose it, it won't appear again. These two sentences are mainly used to explain that opportunities are rare and cannot be missed. As the saying goes, "It's now or never" is often used to persuade people to seize an opportunity to achieve something.
On July 9, 20 14, Xi Jinping mentioned in his speech at the opening ceremony of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue: "Nearly 1000 years ago, Su Shi, a writer of the Song Dynasty in China, said:' Come and don't go, it's time; Whoever can't miss it will have a chance. "To develop Sino-US relations, we must keep pace with the times and keep pace with the times.