所有的時間都可以用“小時 分鐘”直接讀:
6:10 six ten
8:30 eight thirty
2:40 two forty
如果所表述的時間在半小時之内,可以用“分鐘 past 小時”:
6:10 ten past six
4:20 twenty past four
10:25 twenty-five past ten
如果所表述的時間在半小時之外,可以用“(相差的)分鐘 to (下一)小時”:
10:35 twenty-five to eleven
5:50 ten to six
9:49 eleven to ten
如果所表述的時間恰好為半小時,可以用“half past 小時”:
11:30 half past eleven
2:30 half past two
如果所表述的分鐘和15有關,就有三種表達法:
(15分鐘又叫一刻鐘: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
整點:
現在是兩點整。
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.
另外英語中的 noon 和 midnight 可分别直接表示白天和夜晚的12點:
It's (twelve) noon. 現在是中午十二點。
It's (twelve) midnight. 現在是半夜零點。
大約時間:
It's almost two. 馬上到兩點了。
It's not quite two. 還不到兩點。
It's just after two. 剛過兩點。
*若想表明是上午,可在時間後加上a.m.,如:thirteen past six a.m.(上午六點十三分)。若想表明是下午,可在時間後加上p.m.,如:four o'clock p.m.(下午四點)。
【表達時光的英語詞彙】
cherish/treasure珍惜
seize把握
recall/recollect/reminisce回憶
nostalgia懷舊
in memory of/commemorate紀念
waste/loiter/squander/idle away虛度
time flies流逝
delay/procrastinate延遲
in a blink of an eye轉瞬即逝
once in a blue moon千載難逢
Seize the day.把握今天
Time and tide wait for no man.時光不等人
How time flies光陰似箭
indulges in reminiscences of沉溺于對...的回憶
recollect past experiences緬懷過去經曆
contemplate the future思考将來
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