除了快，你知道fast的其他意思嗎？
Life moves pretty fast; if you don’t stop and look around every once in awhile, you could miss it.
——John Hughes
人生過的很快；如果不每隔一段時間停下往四周看看，你會錯過美好的事物。
——約翰·休斯
一、下面我們來看看fast有幾種含義
adj.
1.快速的，迅速的 moving or able to move quickly
Its purpose is to provide fast turnaround.
它的目的是爲了提供快速交接。
2.緊的，穩固的 firmly fixed and safe
Hold fast to life but not so fast that you cannot let go.
抓住生活，但不要抓的太緊，以至你放不下手。
3.不退色的 not likely to change or to come out when washed
The fabric was ironed to make the colours fast.
爲防止掉色，織物已經過熨燙。
adv.
1.迅速地 quickly
He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper.
他很快地走出去，撇下侍者頭兒半信半疑地瞪着這張薄薄的藍紙。
2.緊緊地 firmly
He sat patiently, holding me fast until a passer-by stopped and offered help.
他耐心地坐着，緊緊地抱着我，後來有一位過路人停了下來，自告奮勇幫忙。
3.徹底地 completely
We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others.
我們只能努力堅守那些古老的價值觀：誠實、正派、關心他人。
n.
禁食（期），齋戒（期） a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons
So the meal that breaks your fast should be healthy and wholesome.
因此解除禁食的這一餐應該是健康有益的。
v.
禁食，齋戒 [I] to eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious or health reasons
I fasted for a day and half and asked God to help me.
我齋戒了一天半，祈求上帝伸出援手。
二、你知道fast和哪些詞更搭嗎？
fast asleep
酣睡,熟睡
fast day
n. 齋戒日
fast food
n. 速食，快餐
stand fast
不後退,不讓步,屹立不動
fast break
n.[籃]快攻
三、你學會fast的用法了嗎？來做個填詞遊戲吧
How ____ can you post to the port with this urgent message?
你帶着這份緊急信件能有多快通過驛站到達港口?
