基础 | 英语中的时间表达法(2)
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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
6、整点的表达:
现在是两点整。It's two./It's 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。
7、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。
8、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)。
9.句子范例
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.
02 世纪、年代、年、月、日的表达
1、世纪:
①用“定冠词+序数词+century”表示
例:在十七世纪 写作:in the 17th century,读作:in the seventeenth century
②用“定冠词+百位进数+s”表示
例:在十七世纪 写作:in the 1600s,读作:in the sixteen hundreds
