英语中时间的表达方法
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英语中时间的表达方法
英语中时间的表达方法主要有直接
法和借用介词法等。
(1)直接法。
上午八点eight AM (a.m.)
下午九点nine PM (p.m.)
六点六分six six
六点三十二six thirty two
八点正eight oclock
(2)借用介词法。
八点四十五a
quarter to nine
七点零五分five past seven
七点五十四six to eight
六点半half past six
(3)表示正点的用法。
十一点正at 11 oclock sharp
at 11 oclock on the hour
at 11
oclock on the strike
正午12点at noon
午夜12点at midnight
(注:12点22分可读作:twelve
twenty-two: twenty-two past
twelve(英式说法);twenty-two after
twelve(美式说法)
1点15可读作:one fifteen; a
quarter past
one(英式说法):a
quarter after one(美英说法)
8点50分可读作:eight fifty; ten
to nine(英式说法);ten
before
nine(美式说法)
1点40分可读作:one forty;
twenty to two(英式说法);twenty
before
two(美式说法)
“提前半小时”可用:half an hour
early; thirty minutes early; early
by half
an hour; half an hour ahead
of time; half an
hour ahead of
schedule等来表示。)
时间表示法和时段的简单运算是听
力考试的热点,请看下面的对话:
W: How
long does the class
usually last?
M:
Umm, let me think. It starts
from a quarter to
nine, and ends at
nine thirty. So...
W:
That is fortyfive minutes.
Thank you very
much!
Q: When does the class usually
start?