时间的表示方法.docx

时间的表示方法 一 整点的表达： 　　o’clock 前用数字或文字均可。文字更正式，数字更鲜明，如： 　　6点------ 6 o’clock ------six o’clock 　　8点------ 8 o’clock ------eight o’clock 二 非整点表达的两种方法： 　　时 分 　　6：30 = six thirty 　　7：45 = seven forty-five 　　8：01 = eight 0 one (0 读字母o 音) 　　注意： 　　　　用“时 分”的方式表示时间，后面决不可有o’clock。 　　　　分 past 时：表示“几点几分”，不超过半小时 （ 包括半小时half ） 　　　　分 to 时 ：表示超过半小时的 “几点差几分” 　　　　一刻（十五分）用quarter 　　　　如：一点一刻： a quarter past one one fifteen 　　　　 两点半： half past two two thirty 　　　　 三点四十五分：a quarter to four three forty-five 　　　　 七点二十： twenty past seven seven twenty 　　　　 九点四十： twenty to ten nine forty 　　　　a.m. = in the morning 如：上午九点： 9 a.m. 9：00 a.m. nine a.m. 　　　　p.m. = in the afternoon 各色各样的时间表达法 　　(1)In time for……及时到……／做……“If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting. 　　(2)On time:准时的“Dont go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.” 　　(3)Pressed for time：时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.” 　　(4)Buy time：争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.” 　　(5)For the time being：暂时地“The company has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the company partners.” 　　(6)From time to time：偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.” 　　(7)In the nick of time：及时“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.” 　　(8)In no time：很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time. 　　(9)Kill time：消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.” 　　(10)Time and again：屡次 “Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars.” 　　(11)Time alone will tell ：时间可以证明一切“No one is certain if it is wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.” 　　(12)Times up：时间到了“Times up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.” 　　(13)At the best of times：当情况最佳时“Samuels Mandarin is not good at the best of times, not to mention