1.所有的时间都可以用“小时+分钟”直接读:
(1)6:10 six ten
(2)8:30 eight thirty
(3)2:40 two forty
2.如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用“分钟+past+小时”:
(1)6:10 ten past six
(2)4:20 twenty past four
(3)10:25 twenty-five pastten
3.如果所表述的时间在半小时之内,可以用“(相差的)分钟+to+(下一)小时”:
(1)10:35 twenty-five to eleven
(2)5:50 ten to six9:49 eleven to ten
4.如果所表述的时间恰好为半小时,可以用“half+past+小时”:
(1)11:30 half past eleven
(2)2:30 half past two
5.如果所表述的分钟和15有关,就有三种表达法。例如:
(1)9:15
nine fifteen
fifteen past nine
a quarter past nine
(2)3:45
three forty-five
fifteen to four
a quarter to four
(1)现在是两点整。
It's two.
It's two o'clock.
It's two o'clocksharp.
It's two o'clock on thedot.
It's two o'clock on the nose.
It'sexactlytwo o'clock.
(2)另外英语中的noon和midnight可分别直接表示白天和夜晚的12点:
It's (twelve) noon.现在是中午十二点。
It's (twelve) midnight.现在是半夜零点。
(3)大约时间:
It's almost two.马上到两点了。
It's not quite two.还不到两点。
It's just after two.刚过两点。
(4)若想表明是上午,可在时间后加上a.m.,如:thirteen past six a.m.(上午六点十三分)。若想表明是下午,可在时间后加上p.m.,如:four o'clock p.m.(下午四点)。