1、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 ten4、如果所表
2、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。 Its two. Its two oclock. Its two oclock sharp. It
3、s two oclock on the dot.Its two oclock on the nose. Its exactly two oclock. 另外英语中的 noon 和 midnight 可分别直接表示白天和夜晚的 12 点: Its (twelve) noon. 现在是中午十二点。Its (twelve) midnight. 现在是半夜零点。 大约时间: Its almost two. 马上到两点了。 Its not quite two. 还不到两点。 Its 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 s
4、ix 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 oclock 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. Its nine forty-five. (Its a quarter to ten.)2. Its two seventeen. (Its seventeen past two.) 3. Its three. (Its three oclock.)4. Its nine thirty. (Its half past nine.) 5. Its six fifteen. (Its a quarter past six.) 6. Its three fifty. (Its ten to four.)