英语时间表达法.doc

英语时间表达法
一 整点的表达:
　　o’clock 前用数字或文字均可。文字更正式,数字更鲜明,如：
　　6点————-— 6 o’clock —-----six o’clock
　　8点--—-—— 8 o’clock -—--——eight o’clock
二 非整点表达的两种方法：
　　时 + 分
　　6：30 = six thirty
　　7:45 = seven forty-five
　　8：01 = eight 0 one (0 读字母o 音）
　　注意：
　　　　用“时 + 分"的方式表示时间，后面决不可有o’clock。
　　　　分 + past + 时：表示“几点几分"，不超过半小时 （ 包括半小时half ）
　　　　分 + to + 时 ：表示超过半小时的 “几点差几分”
　　　　一刻（十五分）用quarter
　　　　    如:一点一刻：    a quarter past one       one fifteen
　　　　           两点半：       half past two           two thirty
　　　　           三点四十五分：a quarter to four        three forty-five
　　　　           七点二十：    twenty past seven       seven twenty
　　　　           九点四十:    twenty to ten           nine forty
　三、若想表明是上午，可在时间后加上am或p.m。.若想表明是下午，可在时间后加上pm或p.m。
　a.m. = in the morning     如：上午九点： 9 a.m。    9：00 a.m.    nine a.m.
thirteen past six a。m. （上午六点十三分)
　p.m. = in the afternoon 如：four o'clock p.m. （下午四点
若表示的时间不够准确，可在时间前加上介词about.如:about eight （大约八点)等。
在时间前面应用介词at 来表示在的意思。如：at nine 在九点钟,at about five thirty-five p。m. 大约在下午五点三十五分等
 各色各样的时间表达法
　　（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 certain 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 he 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 up 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。”