Odie的英语课 463 Time 6

462 复习9.00 nine o'clock9.05 five past nine 或 nine oh five9.15 quarter past nine 或 nine fifteen9.30 half past nine 或 nine thirty9.50 ten to ten 或 nine fifty这节课讲讲时间的缩略说法。日常时候，我们常常不说 o'clock。I usually get up at seven and I have to be at work by nine. (= I usually get up at seven o'clock and I have to be at work by nine o'clock.)我通常七点起床，必须九点前开始工作。at work 工作，干活by nine (o'clock) 到9点为止，9点之前请大家和我读三遍I usually get up at seven and I have to be at work by nine. 还有，当双方都知道是哪个小时（hour）时，也常常不说 hour，比如A、B两人都知道现在是6点多：A: Is it quarter past yet?   (= Is it quarter past six yet?)B: No, it's only ten past.   (= it's only ten past six.)A: 现在一刻过了吗？B: 没，才10分。又比如，A和B要去看电影，电影8点开始，Mike 7点40会过来接（pick up）：A: What time is Mike picking us up?B: At twenty to.   (= At twenty to eight.)A: Mike几点来接我们？B: 差20来。pick up （开车，乘车）接另外，还有一些很日常的对话中，半点时的 past 也可以省略：A: What time is it?B: Half two.   (= Half past two)A: 几点了？B: 2点半。