He who wants to be a sickle must bend himself betimes'.
欲作镰刀者,须适时弯身。
简·爱(原版)
He sought me a partner betimes. Mr. Mason, a West India planter and merchant, was his old acquaintance.
他适时地给我找了个搭档。西印度种植园主和商人梅森先生是他的老相识。
福尔摩斯探案集:新探案(下)
In the morning I was up betimes, but some toast crumbs and two empty eggshells told me that my companion was earlier still.
早上我起得很早, 但一些烤面包屑和两个空蛋壳告诉我, 我的同伴还早。
优山美地
Wondering what the meaning of that strange, lonely red cloud might be, I was up betimes next morning looking at the weather, but all seemed tranquil as yet.
不知那奇异孤单的红云是什么意思,第二天早上我准时起床看了看天气,但似乎一切都还很平静。
红字
The ejected officer—fortunate in the unkindly shove that sends him forth betimes, to struggle amid a struggling world—may return to himself, and become all that he has ever been.
An early riser, like all provincial girls, she was up betimes and said her prayers, and then began the business of dressing, —a business which henceforth was to have a meaning.
" I've had my supper, Mr. Massey, " said Adam, " so I'll look on while you eat yours. I've been at the Hall Farm, and they always have their supper betimes, you know: they don't keep your late hours" .