二、时刻表示法 1。 表示几点钟用基数词加可以省略的o/'clock 5:00 读作 five o/’clock 或 five 2. 表示几点过几分,在分钟后加past,再加小时 five past seven 七点过五分 half past six 六点半 a quarter past eight 八点过一刻 seven past eight 八点过七分 3. 表示几点差几分,在分钟后面加to,再加小时 ten to eight 差十分八点(七点五十分) a quarter to twelve 差一刻十二点(十一点四十五分) twenty to six 差二十分六点(五点四十分) 在日常生活中,常用下列简单方法表示时间。 以小时、分种为单位分别读出数字. 6:31 读作 six thirty-one 10:26 读作 ten twenty-six 14:03 读作 fourteen o three 16:15 读作 sixteen fifteen 18:30 读作 eighteen thirty 23:55 读作 twenty-three fifty-five 注:时刻表上的时间大多采用24小时表示法,这样就不需要用a.m。表示上午,p。m.表示下午了. 2.英语中时间的表达方法 英语中时间的表达方法主要有直接法和借用介词法等. (1)直接法。 上午八点eight AM (a。m.)[ei em] 下午九点nine PM (p。m。)[pi:em] 六点六分six six 六点三十二six thirty two 八点正eight o’clock (2)借用介词法. 八点四十五a quarter to nine 七点零五分five past seven 七点五十四six to eight 六点半half past six (3)表示正点的用法。 十一点正at 11 o’clock sharp at 11 o’clock on the hour at 11 o’clock on the strike 正午12点at noon 午夜12点at midnight (注:12点22分可读作:twelve twenty-two: twenty—two past twelve(英式说法);twenty—two after twelve(美式说法) 1点15可读作:one fifteen; a quarter past one(英式说法):a quarter after one(美英说法) 8点50分可读作:eight fifty; ten to nine(英式说法);ten before nine(美式说法) 1点40分可读作:one forty; twenty to two(英式说法);twenty before two(美式说法) “提前半小时”可用:half an hour early; thirty minutes early; early by half an hour;half an hour ahead of time; half an hour ahead of schedule等来表示.) 时间表示法和时段的简单运算是听力考试的热点,请看下面的对话: W: How long does the class usually last? M: Umm, let me think。 It starts from a quarter to nine, and ends at nine thirty. So …… W: That is forty'five minutes. Thank you very much! Q: When does the class usually start? 3。英语中货币的表达方法 英国货币:penny(便士)/pence (penny的复数),pound (£) £20。50:twenty pounds fifty pence,也可以简单地写作:twenty fifty 美国货币: 1美元钞票a S|1。00 bill 1 dollar=100 cents (S|1.00=one dollar) (S|2。00=two dollars) 25美分1 quarter 10美分1 dime没看妈妈密密麻麻 5美元1 nickel 1美分1 penny S|15。95:fifteen dollars ninety—five cents,或fifteen ninety—five。 (注:表示正常价格: regular price, normal price. 表示价格划算:a good buy, a better buy, an excellent price, a good price/ bargain. 表示价格较贵:dear, expensive, more expensive, steep. 表示价格便宜:cheap, inexpensive, bargain price, less expensive. 表示减价出售:sale price, on sale, garage sale, Christmas sale, special price. 词组:discount, half, double, cut off, knock off, twice as much as ,cross off, etc。) 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/00d41cfff9b069dc5022aaea998fcc22bcd143ee.html