英文时间表达法

·         1.整点法：如果时间是整点，就用“钟点数+o’clock”来表示。o’clock可省略。

·         2.顺读法：顺读法也叫直接读法，此方法用于既有钟点数，又有分钟数的时间，通常先读“钟点数”，再读分钟数。

·         3.倒读法：此方法是“先读分钟数”，再读“钟点数”，使用此方法要注意两点：如果分钟数在30以内，就用“分钟数+past+钟点数”表示，介词past意为“过”。当分钟数正好是“三十分钟”时，可用“顺读法”中的“钟点数+thirty”,也可用“half+past+钟点数”。

·         4.如果分钟数超过30，则用“（60-分钟数）+ to +(钟点数 + 1)”来表示，介词to 为“差”的意思。在“倒读法”中，当分钟数涉及到“15分钟”时，一般不用fifteen,而用a quarter(一刻钟)来表示。

·         5.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。6.若想表明是上午，可在时间后加上a.m.  若想表明是下午，可在时间后加上p.m。

·         时刻：
时刻的英文表示法：
若为整点钟，则直接读相应的基数词；
若为非整点钟，则分别以“时”和“分”为单位用相应的基数词读出。
如 twelve (12), eight twenty (8:20), nine forty-five (9:45)
对于带“分”的时间，也可借助past(过)和to(差)这两个介词来表示。
这样表示时“分”不能超过30，否则应作处理，如9:38应处理成10点差22分。

·         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.”考试不要去迟了，要确保准时（到达）。

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

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.by the time (that)到...的时候

By the time we got there, the train had left ten minutes ago.

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

7.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.”

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

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

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.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.”

13.out of time/ behind the time：不合时宜的，不合拍，过时的

“Mum，my sweater is out of style, could you buy me a new one?”

14.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“Some people's mode of thinking is outdated.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.”