- 具体日期:
- "I will be back on the 15th of March."
- "The conference starts at 10 AM on the 20th."
2. 具体时间点: - "She arrives at 8:45 PM every Sunday."
- "The movie is scheduled to begin at 7:30."
3. 时间段: - "They work from 9 to 5."
- "The store is open from 10 AM to 8 PM."
4. 将来时: - "We'll meet at 6 PM tomorrow."
- "The flight departs at 9:00 in the evening next week."
5. 过去时: - "They left at 6:30 last night."
- "I visited the museum at 2 PM yesterday."
6. 现在时: - "It's 4:15 in the afternoon."
- "I usually go to the gym between 6 and 7."
7. 具体日期和时间的组合: - "I was born on July 12, 1990, at 2:45 PM."
- "The wedding will take place on Saturday, the 10th of September, at 5 PM."
8. 使用"by"表示到某个时间点之前完成: - "I will finish the report by 5 PM today."
- "They should be back by midnight."
9. 使用"by the end of"表示到某个时间结束前完成: - "By the end of the year, we will have completed the project."
- "By the end of next month, the new office will be ready."
这些格式可以根据需要灵活运用,用以表达不同的时间概念。
记得有一次,我在纽约的一个咖啡馆里,和一个英国朋友聊天,他问我:“你能教我如何用英语表示时间吗?”我一边递给他一杯热咖啡,一边说:“当然可以。比如,现在是早上9点,你可以说‘It's nine o'clock in the morning’。晚上7点,你可以说‘It's seven o'clock in the evening’。不过要注意,有时候我们会省略‘in the’这个词组。比如,‘It's 9 PM’就是晚上9点的意思。”等等,还有个事,我突然想到,中午12点怎么表达呢?,对了,“noon”这个词就派上用场了,“It's noon”或者“Midday”都是可以的。
哇,这个问题我碰到过好几次呢。记得有一次,我在帮一个美国客户写邮件,得把时间写得特别地道。通常我们用以下格式:
- "I will be available tomorrow at 10 am."
- "Meet me at 7 pm on Thursday."
- "The conference starts at 2:00 p.m."
不过,如果时间具体到分钟,比如是15分或45分,那我们就会说:
- "I will be at the office at 9:15 am." - "The meeting is scheduled for 11:45 a.m."
至于日期,我们通常会说:
- "I'm meeting with you on May 12th." - "I'll send the report by May 15th."
有时候,美国人还会在日期前面加上月份,比如 "May 12, 2023",不过这得看场合和习惯啦。记得,正式文件或者正式场合,通常会用全日期格式。哈这事儿我可是亲身体验过的,不然也不会记得这么清楚!