+ W, R, v0 L6 U, D+ u% T ~' p今天我们就来说说时间! + I/ g- ?8 p7 I英语里几点几分、一刻、三刻怎么说? * Z/ s) e$ G+ J/ x Cam, pm从何而来?还有美国很重要的时区概念......( c" h+ p* ?- n* x
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! U3 u6 }5 I. `6 a2 k % v4 Q" W! ~9 N, D9 v节目音乐:Time After Time by Rod Stewart2 I. p5 Y0 s" q* T& X( x
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/ K$ m! J9 D4 _% ] BWe're talking about time today: 今天我们说时间 / V5 K4 y, Z5 T& N) H# k5 @Pull out your watch if you still wear one: 大家看一下手表, 如果你还戴的话$ k7 b \* }- Z) x- g+ ~
Or more likely your smartphone nowadays: 或者现在更普遍的是看手机 2 Q3 i6 d' o- C0 c4 |+ [& R! R- s' HTime 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 " V4 K1 e' ]0 b4 ?3 @5 T& Q7 H; a& A7 ^
7 I5 k: `7 g/ }( s# y; E英语说清时间,有一个很关键的词↓↓ 3 A. W' Q* n- W
1. On the dot: 整点5 j$ n' ~: |1 y0 Y6 d1 C
It's six on the dot. 现在是六点整。 4 j7 O5 f: M' b9 v2 X& P: G& iI'll be there seven on the dot. 我会七点整到那里。# i5 S; E- N1 z+ M
这个说法特别突出准时的概念。 4 t: j9 E h5 S* ?. S: s; t 4 x7 o* h4 C- K, H9 c D 5 C; b: v8 V7 F( \2. O'clock: 点$ H: i% K* ]$ H& Z4 P
It's six o'clock. , }( g% ^+ h) n2 J% DIt's seven o'clock.' d+ y# W5 @2 O' a* A
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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& l5 ~+ k1 q8 A8 n- b
We'd say the exact time: 我们会把确切的时间,几点几分说出来 , N9 r/ ]: [ p' B+ B: GIn 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……”3 t9 b( z6 l$ r) d& s
. A! @& _! c+ E& O # x( J g# `" t1 ^% I - P! z! U# |5 Z2 i& O9 B( S. G% V. T比如8:33 . _1 Q ?8 ?* Q/ M7 e; L1 s1 G
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% p8 b$ ]4 ?" \) \6 P# A9 w
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6 A. g2 N1 {- Z s; Yp.m.= post meridiem 下午 & w2 w" v* T: Z3 Y6 T: w/ yante = before & q) I1 l/ c$ z+ apost = after : G2 D( p! g/ A8 t9 b; I; v1 @meridiem = midday3 y- F: O* ~3 Q0 |
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24小时制: 美国人很陌生
$ D( a3 g2 a, |' k/ j& j5 l! B3 B4 n" m 3 J X: M9 h8 x4 r' K. W9 b# eThe 24- hour o'clock scale:24小时制 ) M* K5 f0 g$ l1 hWe don't use 24-hour o'clock: 在美国不太用24小时制 1 U6 Z; X( F- K" L& y9 iUnless you are in the military: 除非是军队 # s2 K9 \) G' V& M3 g8 \6 {5 |. N; Q% ]5 GWe actually call it “military time”:我们确实是把24小时制称为军队时间3 Q+ z& R, b6 c- E1 G% P
$ {* i8 p. F! I; W% M" `' I' x) ?- k, C0 N; e" v 那怎么读呢? 2 I; D7 z' Z4 v4 f! [' Y; E21:00 = twenty one hours* m& a8 O7 B+ z3 N% z Hour要用复数. p. m S. _9 x$ j
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时间很烧脑?
请看大汇总!
1. 直接读/ w6 ]) ]' {$ l* I
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”)
It's five thirty. = 5:305 z7 {: `# w. F: [2 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 3 F6 q; w. ~. l6 U' q O
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美国有N个不同的时区(Time zones)+ [0 T# }# R1 L
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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* P- J' T+ k# G4 Z- Q' p
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)。# G* s' \7 M* G, a4 V2 a/ E
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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 r2 G C2 y% o' U% ~7 R) _# nIn 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 b, _8 {# {! ^0 U/ U. GWhen it ends, you should turn your clock back. 结束时,你要把钟调回来/ u2 Z0 |* M/ V2 j- g
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7 m. R6 A/ G5 `/ e1 V4 c
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