大家中秋假期过得好吗? / Z) b; K2 b1 S' A. [" W2 I' @有没有觉得时间咻一下就过去了? " N9 j) @- |2 |, T6 L2 `) ` : H, P. p" o% l. @! i/ o5 ? * p {, B6 d) y- Z# w2 _- h8 f1 T8 _- j7 A; G' `, N$ b1 L+ j* e" J3 l
今天我们就来说说时间!2 Y$ F3 h O* C3 a1 O
英语里几点几分、一刻、三刻怎么说? 2 e0 Y6 X) L$ S* s- {: ?am, pm从何而来?还有美国很重要的时区概念....... S5 Y4 M- Y ~; q g# V! J
今天都学一下! % O; }* h6 \1 c, D; V . w( Y6 a! P) P0 i7 `; u* k5 j$ s7 p. f- q
节目音乐:Time After Time by Rod Stewart6 Z! t$ _: |- R1 o s
" s- L/ c2 @" s: X0 l' x5 u$ K 0 z: i2 G( q: c# {& b3 ]8 t; nWe're talking about time today: 今天我们说时间 ; h# n( }+ o" t) q/ }Pull out your watch if you still wear one: 大家看一下手表, 如果你还戴的话 O% P( l8 Q- `1 Y6 c; k
Or more likely your smartphone nowadays: 或者现在更普遍的是看手机% Z: J# v( q, q b6 S
Time 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( W' g; [+ |6 O
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一般用half的时候,我们可以用half past XX | E2 u6 r4 w4 L
比如8:30 ' o8 y: Z# u: _3 d0 \ i- `# U; G' Q
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7 f2 j0 ]2 V* {4 x1 w# v! V ; h }" `, I: _2 _1 K小总结:. T% O) G8 }9 ^' p2 h5 Z5 K *用half的时候,千万别忘了past!* 9 ^7 ^: g+ r# g9 Y! M4 `想想两点半怎么说?>>> Half past two+ f8 {7 p; [; O, W0 h4 E" C
或者Two thirty. / ?, l0 V0 H4 L) i- j d和quarter不同,half只会用于half past, 而不是half till。- M! a3 a& t6 G9 ~* v
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整点怎么说?
1. On the dot: 整点 9 n8 m* d0 h" Z3 s. K2 CIt's six on the dot. 现在是六点整。. G. q1 [, c5 U8 W H {
I'll be there seven on the dot. 我会七点整到那里。: N6 p6 P( u; z S
这个说法特别突出准时的概念。 % N0 T: r) r: G- Q6 |; J+ d M2 U2 w1 {; e
/ \& o/ G- Q3 n8 z- r, C9 @ 2. O'clock: 点 4 {% D9 X7 Y/ j% HIt's six o'clock. " ]' K0 R/ F- e7 B; hIt's seven o'clock.( Z& z2 @* W! t9 `' R; ~; p6 I* `
9 m$ K8 [" q5 \: n$ ?- o) M' g8 Z! }/ D* \3 H 3. Just say the number: 直接说数字It's six. " e: d. F8 C& I$ o6 L* YIt's seven. * a4 K+ t% s8 C' o3 Z$ R2 l) Y; R 2 Z% ?, L1 b7 e . }# l( m1 {3 r% f' Y, J
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# Q% l( a) g7 N2 p* I
We'd say the exact time: 我们会把确切的时间,几点几分说出来4 g) x9 V2 Z3 A# b
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……”( H5 }% h7 r/ ]2 h; M5 s
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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; f5 {0 Y* Y+ q
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a.m. p.m.从何而来? % o4 @5 O$ `7 s/ p# R. z
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post = after 2 M0 I6 \6 m' C6 dmeridiem = midday4 X: \5 g! o9 p9 S; [
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24小时制: 美国人很陌生
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9 C" P' R$ _$ {3 p' SThe 24- hour o'clock scale:24小时制3 [- X) a$ N0 }" D1 X+ S
We don't use 24-hour o'clock: 在美国不太用24小时制 * }4 C) }5 F4 z, X! NUnless you are in the military: 除非是军队# u' c, K \4 b( I4 j) V
We actually call it “military time”:我们确实是把24小时制称为军队时间% S6 U9 e$ j) K6 J/ [/ e
% B) j, [1 c9 e6 u4 w# }6 O# R- @0 M 那怎么读呢? 8 p) h3 W' P1 ]21:00 = twenty one hours ]8 x3 A; m+ G0 M( D3 t/ k Hour要用复数0 ~8 J6 O0 A) U/ _; k& G; b0 b2 F
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 / p. w q9 H$ L& K' [
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It's a quarter till five. = 4:453 m, v7 v, a- k5 w1 H. J8 m7 R! d
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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)# L9 l3 J. z4 B
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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 " U5 Q Q" M6 K, l$ [) e
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)。0 |* j5 L4 v( P! E" _" Z. v7 a
0 g- Q0 Y! d6 A7 O O2 E 除了时区,美国还保留了夏令时 (Day light saving ) ! ?3 s8 F! a) z5 t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。0 l* s, h7 k7 p: R1 q: w
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 J2 V; [1 h. E7 b' E& Q
When it ends, you should turn your clock back. 结束时,你要把钟调回来- e `7 k" r$ R
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 : [5 R. N6 p. tBut it's 13 hours behind China when it's in winter: 而冬天比中国晚13个小时$ n( y+ U8 |* t: S9 x
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