6:10 six ten
8:30 eight thirty
2:40 two forty
如果所表述的時間在半小時之內(nèi),可以用“分鐘 + past + 小時”:
6:10 ten past six
4:20 twenty past four
10:25 twenty-five past ten
如果所表述的時間在半小時之內(nèi),可以用“(相差的)分鐘 + to + (下一)小時”:
10:35 twenty-five to eleven
5:50 ten to six
9:49 eleven to ten
如果所表述的時間恰好為半小時,可以用“half + past + 小時”:
11:30 half past eleven
2:30 half past two
如果所表述的分鐘和15有關(guān),就有三種表達法:(15分鐘又叫一刻鐘:a quarter)
9:15 - nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine
3:45 - three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four
整點:
現(xiàn)在是兩點整。
It's two。
It's two o'clock。
It's two o'clock sharp。
It's two o'clock on the dot。
It's two o'clock on the nose。
It's exactly two o'clock。
另外英語中的 noon 和 midnight 可分別直接表示白天和夜晚的12點:
It's (twelve) noon. 現(xiàn)在是中午十二點。
It's (twelve) midnight. 現(xiàn)在是半夜零點。
大約時間:
It's almost two. 馬上到兩點了。
It's not quite two. 還不到兩點。
It's just after two. 剛過兩點。
若想表明是上午,可在時間后加上a.m.,如:thirteen past six a.m。(上午六點十三分)。
若想表明是下午,可在時間后加上p.m。,如:four o'clock p.m。(下午四點)