用英语表达时间的方法
英语时间表达方式和用法大全
1、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
2、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
3、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
4、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
5、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)。
学完之后我们来操练一下吧,看下面这幅图说说每个时钟上的时间,一定要自己先说一遍
现在来核对一下答案吧:(有些不只两种说法,不一一列了)
1. It's nine forty-five. (It's a quarter to ten.)
2. It's two seventeen. (It's seventeen past two.)
3. It's three. (It's three o'clock.)
4. It's nine thirty. (It's half past nine.)
5. It's six fifteen. (It's a quarter past six.)
6. It's three fifty. (It's ten to four.)