1:00 one o'clock
2:05 two five
3:15 a quarter past three
4:29 twenty-nine past four
5:30 half past five
6:31 six thirty-one(twenty-nine to seven)
7:40 twenty to eight(Seven forty)
8:45 a quarter to nine
9:59 one to ten
one o'clock,five past two,a quarter to three,twenty-nine past four,half past five,thirty-one past six,twenty to eight,a quarter to nine,fifty-nine past nine
1. 直接表达法
A. 用基数词 + o'clock来表示整点,注意o'clock须用单数,可以省略。
B. 用基数词按钟点 + 分钟的顺序直接写出时间。
2. 间接表达法
A. 如果分钟数少于30分钟,可用“分钟数 + past + 小时数”表示,其中past是介词,意思是“过”。
B. 如果分钟数多于30分钟,可用(60分钟-原分钟数)+ to +(原小时数+ 1)表示,其中to是介词,意思是“离多少小时还差多少分”。
1:00 one o'clock
2:05 two o five ;five past two
3:15 a quarter past three ;three fifteen
4:29 twenty-nine past four ;four twenty-nine
5:30 half past five ;five thirty
6:31 six thirty-one ;twenty-nine to seven
7:40 twenty to eight ;seven forty
8:45 a quarter to nine ;eight fourty-five