日月如梭 Riyue rusuo Time flies like a shuttle

Explanation

梭：织布时牵引纬线的工具。太阳和月亮象穿梭一样地来去。形容时间过得很快。

Shuttle: a tool for pulling the weft threads when weaving. The sun and moon seem to go back and forth like a shuttle. It describes how quickly time passes.

Origin Story

从前，在一个小山村里住着一对老夫妇，他们相依为命，日子过得虽然清贫，却也平静祥和。村里人常说他们老俩口恩爱，是天造地设的一对。 一天，老奶奶生病了，老爷爷每天都悉心照料她，给她喂药，给她擦身，给她讲故事。他寸步不离地守在老奶奶身边，生怕她有什么闪失。 老奶奶的病一天天好转了，然而，老爷爷却一天天衰老下去。他脸上的皱纹越来越深，头发也越来越白。他走路也变得缓慢而吃力，眼神里也少了往日的活力。 老奶奶看着老爷爷日渐衰弱的身体，心里充满了担忧。她知道，老爷爷为了照顾自己，付出了太多太多。 有一天，老奶奶对老爷爷说：“老头子，我们这辈子也算是过得幸福美满了。你看，我们的孩子长大成人，有了自己的家庭，我们也儿孙满堂。我们没有什么遗憾了。” 老爷爷握着老奶奶的手，眼神里闪烁着泪光。他说：“是啊，老婆子，我们这辈子，过得也算不错了。只是，时间过得太快了，日月如梭，转眼间，我们都老了。” 老奶奶轻轻地抚摸着老爷爷的脸庞，两人默默无语，只有风儿轻轻地吹动着窗外的树叶，发出沙沙的声响。 从此以后，老俩口更加珍惜彼此，他们知道，时间是宝贵的，生命是短暂的，他们要好好地过好每一天。

congqian, zai yige xiaoshancun li zh zhuoyizhidui laofu, tamen xiangyimeiming, rizi guode suiran qingpin, que ye pingjing xiangh. cunli ren chang shuo tamen lao liaokou enai, shi tianzao dishe de yidui. yitian, laonainai shengbing le, lao yeye meitian dou xincai zhaoliao ta, gei ta weiyao, gei ta cashen, gei ta jiang gushi. ta cunbu li de shouzai laonainai shenbian, shenpa ta you shenme shans. laonainai de bing yitiantian haozhuan le, raner, lao yeye que yitiantian shuaolao xiaqu. ta lian shang de zhounwen yuelaiyue shen, fafa ye yuelaiyue bai. ta zoulu ye bian de huanman er chili, yanshen li ye shaole wangri de huoli. laonainai kanzhe laoyeye rijian shuairuo de shenti, xinli chongmanle danyou. ta zhidao, laoyeye weile zhaogukao zij, fuchule taiduotaidu. yitian, laonainai dui lao yeye shuo: "laotouzi, women zhe bei zi yuesuan shi guode xingfumeiman le. ni kan, women de hai zi changda chengren, youle zijide jiating, women ye er sun mantang. women meiyou shenme yihangerle." lao yeye wozhe laonainai de shou, yanshen li shanshuozhe leiguang. ta shuo: "shi a, laopozi, women zhe bei zi, guode ye suan bucuo le. zhishi, shijian guode tai kuai le, riyue rusuo, zhuan yanshian, women dou lao le." laonainai qingqing de fumozhe laoyeye de lianpang, liang ren momo wu yu, zhiyou feng er qingqing de chuidongzhe chuangwai de shuyu, fachushasha de shengxiang. cong ci yihou, lao liaokou gengjia zhenxi bici, tamen zhidao, shijian shi baoguide, shengming shi duan zande, tamen yao haohd di guo hao mei yitian.

Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, lived an elderly couple. Although their life was poor, it was peaceful and harmonious. Villagers often said they were a match made in heaven. One day, the grandmother fell ill. The grandfather cared for her attentively every day, feeding her medicine, wiping her body, and telling her stories. He stayed by her side, fearing something might happen to her. The grandmother’s condition improved day by day, but the grandfather aged day by day. The wrinkles on his face became deeper, and his hair turned whiter. His gait became slow and laborious, and his eyes lost their former vitality. Seeing her grandfather’s increasingly weakened body, the grandmother was filled with worry. She knew he had given so much to care for her. One day, the grandmother said to her grandfather, “Old man, we’ve had a happy life. Our children have grown up, have their own families, and we have many grandchildren. We have no regrets.” The grandfather held the grandmother’s hand, his eyes glistening with tears. He said, “Yes, my dear wife, our life was quite good. It’s just that time goes by too fast; like a weaver’s shuttle, in the blink of an eye, we’ve become old.” The grandmother gently caressed her grandfather’s face. They were silent, only the wind gently rustling the leaves outside the window.

Usage

形容时间过得飞快。

miaoshu shijian guode feikuai

Describes how quickly time passes.

Examples

• 时光飞逝，日月如梭。

  shiguang feishi, riyue rusuo

  Time flies, the sun and moon shuttle.

• 转眼间，一年又过去了，日月如梭，真快啊！

  zhuanyanjian, yi nian you guoqile, riyue rusuo, zhen kuai a

  In a blink of an eye, another year has passed, time flies, it's really fast!

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Opposite Idioms

• 度日如年