大家中秋假期过得好吗?! S: J7 P1 t. s( {
有没有觉得时间咻一下就过去了?4 _( }. U" s( ]: z, e0 f C
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今天我们就来说说时间! + m; x2 G" _7 y% I! `# k. R8 g8 O* J英语里几点几分、一刻、三刻怎么说?- t9 u# h/ k9 t/ U" T. Q. @
am, pm从何而来?还有美国很重要的时区概念...... 9 y" r& N, Y! Z$ n' n: l5 c3 s! t今天都学一下! ; Y! Q/ j8 H" T$ D8 X O 1 P% N2 `9 `2 `1 A9 c 7 q' m; ^5 H3 q" D( o) {# j+ N% |节目音乐:Time After Time by Rod Stewart2 D/ I; N! h3 Z! V4 ~- O
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We're talking about time today: 今天我们说时间 8 Z& e/ r. q5 K4 \( V1 }3 \Pull out your watch if you still wear one: 大家看一下手表, 如果你还戴的话 " Q' N4 ?$ @8 [9 Z; pOr more likely your smartphone nowadays: 或者现在更普遍的是看手机 0 i% Z0 r# W {. Y. dTime 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% O& y v @1 l6 \
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9 x1 C7 z. A- W$ r0 K 英语说清时间,有一个很关键的词↓↓$ }$ E& k5 y# K& j3 n7 ^1 x
Quarter
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Quarter的意思是四分之一,英语里真的很常用!6 U, x# `0 J, }
1. On the dot: 整点0 i3 f: C" U% z
It's six on the dot. 现在是六点整。( g/ ]' V# y, U
I'll be there seven on the dot. 我会七点整到那里。 1 a' X% n0 N1 B) y; G- k- v这个说法特别突出准时的概念。; h. }% A2 |8 p F3 z' V3 P
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/ @* Q3 \! O9 Y7 I2. O'clock: 点7 l# ]% i. b; A0 t9 o+ H! S
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: u# W& Q, Q5 F3 [/ _ 3. Just say the number: 直接说数字It's six. 7 s& M: }$ p: } UIt's seven.* {" g3 f+ w3 \: |
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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 $ W$ H- M; V4 `0 v e; ~We'd say the exact time: 我们会把确切的时间,几点几分说出来) m" h, P* q5 R v+ i! `# c8 [
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……”. x3 q8 |8 @0 U/ e
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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2 F/ A/ T% n' b
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a.m. p.m.从何而来? ) z; q7 P, X9 D7 r; Q9 o1 j5 j
2 Y- U+ j8 ?2 r/ I 3 h( [6 G% d* \+ \2 W. z8 ea.m.和p.m.都是拉丁语 (Latin) . v4 n% [3 I, l% i
a.m. = ante meridiem 上午 . s$ k7 ~, |, r7 R* u6 |& G- X# I+ w2 J) U
p.m.= post meridiem 下午 6 ^# z3 B. X& r; D! Yante = before , f' n( N, J' dpost = after ; u1 I, v0 ~7 ?
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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 ; s: @# l. p. B& K# bWe don't use 24-hour o'clock: 在美国不太用24小时制 1 r: m0 V7 a5 |0 G2 RUnless you are in the military: 除非是军队 7 a) d* Y, N5 zWe actually call it “military time”:我们确实是把24小时制称为军队时间+ r' P- I7 t$ c5 G# v
0 Y4 M2 B: w9 u. ^- a) O5 R7 x% A, b8 P1 Q/ V5 \1 S1 _ 那怎么读呢? ) }! Q& q" \! `1 s21:00 = twenty one hours- A# o" D/ {2 Z9 x Hour要用复数3 G D$ O G' D6 @
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时间很烧脑?
请看大汇总!
1. 直接读 5 G1 w# |( Y+ k
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. = 5:308 j. w. c5 E6 o( v M8 h
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It's five till five. = 4:55
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美国有N个不同的时区(Time zones) 6 M1 v" R% l/ c7 z _( i( L2 E' |4 N1 y/ h; z0 F/ _: X1 u
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In 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 " x- }$ L( _) Q, `
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)。 ( u' P. C z/ j% s m3 X0 g( w$ E, }
5 Q+ v% L& V, c6 o1 P- R 除了时区,美国还保留了夏令时 (Day light saving ) C( ]0 b$ @4 q
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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。 2 O$ I. o) }$ j; k' m1 @+ V4 vWhen it ends, you should turn your clock back. 结束时,你要把钟调回来 4 Z) I! K9 q0 M. o* W: h1 A0 s1 BFor 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, C+ i8 ^. G& s$ R' k: o; F& B
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