很多人都知道“am”代表早上,“pm”代表下午。
可是中午12点到底是“am”还是“pm”呢?脑子是不是突然卡壳了?
那就来一起搞个清楚吧~
“中午12点”如何表达 ?
对这个问题,美国国家标准与技术研究所 中午12点应为:12:00 noon
午夜12点为:12:00 midnight
所以中午十二点应该表达为12:00 noon,前后一分钟的时间分别是11:59 am和12:01 pm。
非要分清楚中午是哪个的话,12:00 am就是晚上你经常熬夜的那个凌晨十二点,那12:00pm自然就是中午午休时候的十二点啦~
不过,要说午夜十二点的话,12:00 midnight的用法也比较模棱两可,因为它无法区分是某一天开始的午夜,还是结束的午夜。
要想解决这个问题,大家可以直接用00:00
“整点”和“非整点”
整点报时
口语中直接报数字,o'clock可读可不读
——What time is it?
——8 (o'clock)
非整点报时
第一种: 小时+分钟
7:10 seven ten
10:30 ten thirty
11:40 eleven forty
第二种: 借用介词报时
半小时之内
如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用 6:10
ten past six ten after six
半小时之外
如果所表述的时间在半小时之外,可以用 10:35
twenty-five to eleven twenty-five before eleven
正好半小时
如果所表述的时间恰好为半小时,可以用“half + past +小时”:
11:30 half past eleven
2:30 half past two
分钟和15有关
如果所表述的分钟和15有关,就有三种表达法:
15分钟又叫一刻钟: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
What time is it now≠现在几点了
不需要+ NOW时
要是问几点钟的话,一般大家能说出What time is it?吧,可是你是不是总忍不住在后边+ NOW呢?
其实,英文中现在时时态已经体现了:现在
你想想,我们问别人几点了,会问"昨天几点了"或"明天几点了"吗?问几点了肯定就是问现在啊!所以,加now就显得多余了~
——What time is it?
现在几点了?
——It's 8.
八点了。
需要+ NOW时
当你问:跟你所在地有时差的地方现在时间时
才会需要加now~
——What time is it in Los Angeles now?
洛杉矶现在什么时间?
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