英语时间表达法巧记

英语时间表达法巧记

我们一般在时间前加介词at 表示“在”。

e g ：在三点——at three （o‘clock）；

若表示的时间不太确定，则可在其前面加上介词about或around表“大约”。

e g：I get up at around six o’clock in the morning.（我早上大约六点钟起床）。

若想表明具体上下午，还可在时间后加am /a.m.上午和 pm/ p.m.下午（13：00-24：00 应表达为：1：00pm-12：00pm）。

e g ：I go to bed at nine pm.=I go to bed at nine in the evening.（我晚上九点钟睡觉）。

具体的表达法如下：

1、整点表达法：钟点数+o‘clock 译为“几点”

e g：1：00 ——one o‘clock 10：00 ——ten o’clock

2、非整点表达法（1）顺读法：“钟点数+分钟数”译为“几点几分”

e g：7：10 ——seven ten 1：58——one fifty-eight 11：06 ——eleven-o- six （表零几分时可用O表示）

（2）逆读法：（使用介词① past超出、过② to差）

A：不超出30分钟：“分钟数+past+钟点数” 译为“几点几分”

e g：7：10 ——ten past seven B：超出30分钟：（60-原分钟数）+ to +（原钟点数+1）

译为“差几分就几点”

e g：9：48——twelve to ten 差12分就10点（60-48= 12分， 9+1=10点）

1：58——two to two 差2分就2点（60-58=2分， 1+1=2点）

3、特殊表达法（使用名词① quarter 一刻钟②half 一半）

15分钟：a quarter past 4：15——a quarter past four 30分钟：half past 9：30——half past nine 45分钟：a quarter to 5：45——a quarter to six（to表“差”原钟点数需加1）

好了，看完以上的巧记，同学们是否有所收获呢？最后再告诉同学们一个口诀：时间顺读时后分，逆读法分后时。三十以内past连，三十以后to中间。分用六十减放前，时后加一不能欠。

(1)In time for……及时到……／做……“If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting.

(2)On time:准时的“Don't go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.”

(3)Pressed for time：时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.”

(4)Buy time：争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.”

(5)For the time being：暂时地“The company has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the company partners.”

(6)From time to time：偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.”

(7)In the nick of time：及时“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.”

(8)In no time：很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time.

(9)Kill time：消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.”

(10)Time and again：屡次“Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars.”

(11)Time alone will tell：时间可以证明一切“No one is ce rtain if it is wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.”

(12)Time's up：时间到了“Time's up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.”

(13)At the best of times：当情况最佳时“Samuel's Mandarin is not good at the best of times, not to mention when h e has to speak if impromptu.”

(14)At times：有时“life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free, but the problem is that he or she may feel lonely at times.”

(15)Behind the times：过时的“Maggie's dressing style is a bit behind the times. She should try to keep u p with the times by wearing fashionable dresses.”

(16)Move / keep up with the times：赶上时代“Some people's mode of thinking is outdated.They should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society.”

(17)The time is ripe for……的时机成熟了“The political leaders of the two countries have communicated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for closer cooperation.”

(18)With time to spare：比预期时间早“As there was no traffic congestion, we reached the destination with time to spare.”

(19)With time/Given time：假以时间“Don't feel depressed ! Things will improve with time.

(20)For any length of time：短暂而已“Tom likes to work in different companies. Evidence shows that he has not held on to the same job for any length of time.”

(18)With time to spare：比预期时间早“As there was no traffic congestion, we reached the destination with time to spare.”

(19)With time/Given time：假以时间“Don't feel depressed ! Things will improve with time.