提升日常口语能力,从掌握时间的提问与回答开始。
一、提问时间的常见方式:
What time is it?
What is the time?
Do you have the time?
Do you know what time it is?
二、更加礼貌的询问方式,适合与陌生人交流:
Can you tell me what time it is, please?
Could you tell me the time, please?
三、询问时间的句式结构:
What time…?
When…?
四、回答时间的常用方式:
1、整点的回答方式,格式通常为It is/it's + 数字 + (o'clock/…:00)。省略o'clock的用法相对随意,例如:
It is five o’clock. (5:00) 或 It's five.
It is ten o’clock. (10:00) 或 It's ten.
It is seven o’clock. (07:00) 或 It's seven.
It is one o’clock. (01:00) 或 It's one.
2、半点的回答,常用格式是It is half past + 数字,数字 + thirty 的说法较为非正式,例如:
It is half past eleven. (11:30) 或 eleven thirty.
It is half past seven. (07:30) 或 seven thirty.
It is half past one. (01:30) 或 one thirty.
3、一刻钟的回答方式,通常用It is (a) quarter past…(某个小时过一刻钟)和It is (a) quarter to…(某个小时前一刻钟),例如:
It is (a) quarter past eight. (8:15) 或 eight fifteen.
It is (a) quarter to three. (02:45) 或 two forty-five.
It is (a) quarter past twelve. (12:15) 或 twelve fifteen.
4、其他回答方式,分钟数在1到30之间使用past,30到60之间则用to,常见格式为:
a、It is (it’s)… minutes past/to…,例如:
It’s five minutes to nine. (08:55)
It’s three minutes past seven. (07:03)
It is nine minutes to three. (2:51)
It’s eight minutes past one. (01:08)
b、It’s + hour + minutes,例如:
It’s eight fifty-five. (08:55)
It’s seven thirteen. (07:13)
It is two fifty-one. (2:51)
It’s one oh eight. (01:08)
五、英语中一般不使用24小时制,通常用a.m.和p.m.来表示时间,a.m.用于早晨,p.m.则用于下午和晚上,例如:
3 a.m. = Three o’clock in the morning = 早上三点
3 p.m. = Three o’clock in the afternoon = 下午三点
掌握时间提问与回答的方法,不仅能够提高交流效率,也能增强自信心。在日常生活中,灵活运用这些句式,会让与他人的沟通变得更加顺畅。