It's About Time (1)

Who doesn't need a little extra time?  by Billy Haselton
The professor always tried so hard. No question about that. He had tons of brilliant ideas — but they never worked. Time after time, he would dream up an amazing idea that was sure to change the world — and then it didn’t. “The professor is going to change the world?” people joked. “He couldn’t change a light bulb. He couldn’t even change the channel on the TV!” The professor ignored all the jokes people made. He wasn’t about to give up. He knew that he was just ahead of his time.
One day, after teaching his classes at the university, the professor had some time on his hands. He decided to stop at a coffee shop and think. And think he did. He thought so hard that steam came out of his ears. Then, in the blink of an eye, an idea hit him. It didn’t hurt much, but he did rub his head a little. “Of course!” he exclaimed. “A time machine!” He realized it was an idea that had come at the right time.

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ton n.
1.一噸=2000磅，適用於美國。
2.大量、許多
* I had tons of fun hiking in the mountains with my family.
跟家人去爬山，非常好玩
* He had tons of brilliant ideas.
他有一大堆的好點子
tonne n.公噸(metric ton)=1000公斤，用於美國以外國家。

Language Tips
time after time(idiom)一次又一次、一再
* Time after time, Eric has promised to show up on time, but he is always late.
Eric每次都承諾要準時出現，但他總是遲到。
ahead of one's time超越時代、走在時代尖端
* The writer's style was ahead of her time so it wasn't accepted by the critics.
這位作家寫作方式遠超過她的時代，所以不被評論家所接受。
time on one's hands(idiom)有空閒時間
* Wesley had some time on his hands this afternoon, so he went to visit his parents.
Wesley今天下午有空檔，所以他去探望父母。
in the blink of an eye(idiom)一瞬間、一眨眼間
* In the blink of an eye, the thief took my purse and my luggage.
一轉眼間，小偷就偷走我的皮包和行李。

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