大家中秋假期过得好吗?& S9 K# d# O4 `8 q$ [6 [4 D" B4 p/ k
有没有觉得时间咻一下就过去了? S$ M* A) w9 L7 l
( t" \2 K3 r, M& n0 E6 b ; j) ^! t) Z- ?9 V# o0 U8 t + h1 \1 v3 |* {4 h% y今天我们就来说说时间! 6 e, j8 K. i3 r& h) S4 j& Y/ a英语里几点几分、一刻、三刻怎么说?9 }8 i. \. C' X- T/ {8 I
am, pm从何而来?还有美国很重要的时区概念...... 0 x' V5 b) a2 p6 R4 x7 Y今天都学一下!! R5 u o0 Z4 ]& y8 _9 E& m
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节目音乐:Time After Time by Rod Stewart6 |+ p" a4 [! i$ _" C6 L
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& P+ V! C: j: b$ H3 d+ R. WWe're talking about time today: 今天我们说时间 & Q! {6 V$ ?" f! @Pull out your watch if you still wear one: 大家看一下手表, 如果你还戴的话 * R. \1 h2 s# QOr more likely your smartphone nowadays: 或者现在更普遍的是看手机 K* i+ w; {5 T% T* n# m* l0 XTime is such a common everyday topic which we should be addressing: 时间这个最常用的话题,我们真该好好说一下 , Z( |% n$ o, q* s5 j: `. k5 J7 N) g7 T; J' M* R* f7 i6 S; j# h
1. On the dot: 整点9 u% V9 _# ~: O6 b5 U) ]' U6 I( Q
It's six on the dot. 现在是六点整。4 ?2 b, Q% g; N; ~- B1 c
I'll be there seven on the dot. 我会七点整到那里。3 p- ~+ A2 Z& [/ V0 H* p3 u' _
这个说法特别突出准时的概念。 6 Q' S6 |8 D+ ^% A : n" J2 T7 Q; c 0 G- O) O3 H3 L# h0 H2. O'clock: 点 ! W8 X" `7 E- O) ^/ R, u9 j& J2 a* ]It's six o'clock.- I' U( a: {- @, H; Z5 G
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非整点怎么说?
这里还是有些文化差异↓↓
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In Chinese, we are quite precise with our time telling:中文描述时间经常会说得很精确 0 _" U1 V8 N7 i+ h% @' V8 h- {* GWe'd say the exact time: 我们会把确切的时间,几点几分说出来2 [) h. c) }3 N5 }
In English, you don't usually say right to the minute, often you just say "It's just past..." 在英语里,不太确切说几分,大家经常说 “现在刚过……”1 g& n8 ?0 f" K0 e+ t9 P
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eight thirty three是确切的说法
但是很多人会说:it's just past eight thirty. 8点半刚过一点* @+ x1 ]' w- k3 Z0 \# N9 a8 Z
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a.m. p.m.从何而来? ' O4 T5 ^2 w2 @$ f
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/ p7 M4 \; E9 I" g5 N7 ] a.m.和p.m.都是拉丁语 (Latin) ' t% |! n9 S. ~- K4 Ia.m. = ante meridiem 上午 ( {3 Z8 l: R( { t { ! [6 k' N% T# l& J2 G, x2 m6 Zp.m.= post meridiem 下午/ o. O5 R8 O% I# z( E+ n
ante = before & E' ^" L0 _; K' @post = after 1 {+ F0 i+ N Z k" h2 ^0 _meridiem = midday" x) t$ f3 @- L0 g5 ]6 R
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24小时制: 美国人很陌生
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The 24- hour o'clock scale:24小时制2 w9 U: n) [& a( C
We don't use 24-hour o'clock: 在美国不太用24小时制3 u7 A$ b6 k. J- f- Z
Unless you are in the military: 除非是军队 $ V# G: t) R. O. e UWe actually call it “military time”:我们确实是把24小时制称为军队时间: R1 B5 Q9 h; i4 o5 Y- ~9 n2 d
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! t' X% m( G. Y. w) w: M 那怎么读呢?* E- {; z3 D, l$ T( i
21:00 = twenty one hours8 [' k1 n% Z: z* T" `3 b+ G8 L6 o3 N Hour要用复数 G7 d. r) `. ~9 A* Y5 e; |& t$ {" u' x/ B( z" t! X9 A
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时间很烧脑?
请看大汇总!
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It's five. = 5:00 (注意,不需要用o'clock)
It's five o five. = 5:05 (注意,英语中几点零几分的“零”要读成英语字母“o”)
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It's five past five. = 5:05
It's a quater past five. = 5:15
It's half past five. = 5:30 6 C4 K! ~$ L4 r+ U( V
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It's five till five. = 4:55
It's a quarter till five. = 4:455 F4 V5 u# G/ T4 s9 O- `4 O
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美国人算时间更烧脑!
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美国有N个不同的时区(Time zones) ; A! N! ~, Y9 e# ]5 [' S: w$ O d6 |, g! @4 {! n ' Z/ ~" \2 i) t3 d7 ?- FIn the lower 48 states, we have four time zones. 我们的48个州(除去阿拉斯加和夏威夷州,因为这两个州不在本土)一共有4个时区 ) q. s+ h" y4 V# O/ t" z" u1 R
Eastern time zone (EST) 东部时间。东岸的时区,包括纽约、华盛顿等地方。
Pacific time zone (PST) 太平洋时间。西岸的时区,包括洛杉矶、西雅图等地方。
Central time zone (CST) 中部时间。中部偏东一点点,包括了芝加哥、休斯顿等地方
Mountain time zone (MST) 山区时间。中部偏西一点点,包括了丹佛、凤凰城等地方(这些地方都分布于落基山脉,所以称为山区时间)。 5 [% @$ v! G& r. k" }% y" A
0 R( `0 ?- p/ _/ u除了时区,美国还保留了夏令时 (Day light saving )5 u- j# t" {7 W
和中国不同,美国还保留了夏令时。夏天的时候要把钟调快一个小时。# D8 a7 d0 V% ~1 C8 ?
In the U.S., day light saving starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. 美国的夏令时开始于3月的第二个星期天,结束于11月的第一个星期天。7 |: f6 A V" ~. C: s
When it ends, you should turn your clock back. 结束时,你要把钟调回来/ T3 T N* U2 r; r8 a9 Z, q1 N% q2 ]
For instance, the eastern time zone is 12 hours behind China when it's in summer: 比如美国东部时间,夏天比中国晚12个小时8 T3 ~' f4 H4 c3 S9 j
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