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1. 英语钟点时刻的表达
在英语中,钟点时刻的表达除了用阿拉伯数字(如8:10,12:45)外,还可以用以下几种表达方式。
◆ 当时间是整点时,可用“钟点数+o'clock”来表达,其中o'clock可以省略。如:
6:00 → six (o'clock) 11:00 → eleven (o'clock)
◆ 当时间不是整点时,表达方式有以下两种:
1. 钟点数+分钟数。如:
9:08 → nine eight 14:40 → fourteen forty
2. 分钟数+ past / to +钟点数
1) 当分钟数小于30时,用“分钟数+ past +钟点数”表示“几点过几分”。如:
8:09 → nine past eight
7:25 → twenty-five past seven
2) 当分钟数大于30时,用“(60-分钟数) + to +下一个钟点数”表示“差几分到几点”。如:
11:40 → twenty to twelve 2:58 → two to three
注意:在分钟数中,15分钟还可以用a quarter表示,30分钟还可以用half来表示。如:
11:15 → a quarter past eleven
8:45 → a quarter to nine
13:30 → half past thirteen
◆ A.M.(a.m.)和P.M.(p.m.)
在12小时制中,我们可以用A.M.(a.m.)和P.M.(p.m.)来区分上、下半天。A.M.(a.m.)意为“午前、上午”; P.M.(p.m.)意为“午后、下午”。如:
早上六点半 → 6:30 a.m. / half past six in the morning
中午十二点 → 12:00 p.m. / 12 o'clock in the daytime
午夜十二点 → 12:00 a.m. / 12 o'clock at night / at midnight
【运用】用两种方式写出下列时间的英语表达
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参考答案
1. four thirty; half past four
2. eleven five; five past eleven
3. nine fifteen; a quarter past nine
2. what time & when 引导的特殊疑问句
what time和when均可对时间状语进行提问,用来询问什么时间。两者主要用法如下:
◆ 对做某事的具体时间点进行询问时,when和what time均可用。如:
—When / What time do you go to school?
—At eight o'clock.
◆ 对钟表显示的具体时间进行询问时,即询问几点几分时,只能用what time。如:
—What time is it now?
—It's 8:35.
◆ 对非具体时间点进行询问时,只能用when。如:
—When is your School Day?
—It's on Saturday.
what time 和 when引导的特殊疑问句
Ⅰ. 用what time 或when填空
1. —_______ do you get up every day?
—At 6:40.
2. —_______ is your birthday party, Rick?
—It's next Saturday.
3. —Excuse me. _______ is it now?
—It's 9:15.
4. —Alan, _______ is Children's Day?
—It's on June 1st.
Ⅱ. 汉译英
1. ——你几点吃早餐?
——七点。
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2. ——你们的学校旅行是什么时候?
——四月十日。
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参考答案:
Ⅰ. 1. When / What time 2. When 3. What time