英语时间表达方式,要两种!
英语时间表达方式,要两种!
所有的时间都可以用“小时 + 分钟”直接读:
6:10 six ten
8:30 eight thirty
2:40 two forty
如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用“分钟 + past + 小时”:
6:10 ten past six
4:20 twenty past four
10:25 twenty-five past ten
如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用“(相差的)分钟 + to + (下一)小时”:
10:35 twenty-five to eleven
5:50 ten to six
9:49 eleven to ten
如果所表述的时间恰好为半小时,可以用“half + past + 小时”:
11:30 half past eleven
2:30 half past two
如果所表述的分钟和15有关,就有三种表达法:
(15分钟又叫一刻钟:a quarter)
9:15 - nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine
3:45 - three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four
整点:
现在是两点整.
It's two.
It's two o'clock.
It's two o'clock sharp.
It's two o'clock on the dot.
It's two o'clock on the nose.
It's exactly two o'clock.
另外英语中的 noon 和 midnight 可分别直接表示白天和夜晚的12点:
It's (twelve) noon.现在是中午十二点.
It's (twelve) midnight.现在是半夜零点.
大约时间:
It's almost two.马上到两点了.
It's not quite two.还不到两点.
It's just after two.刚过两点.
若想表明是上午,可在时间后加上a.m.,如:thirteen past six a.m.(上午六点十三分).若想表明是下午,可在时间后加上p.m.,如:four o'clock p.m.(下午四点).