時間,年/月/日,四季,
in 年/月/四季 上午下午晚上
- The weather is nice here in the summer.季節前面要加上the
月份:
- I am not going to study in August.
上午下午晚上前面要加上the :
- in the morning 在早上
- in the afternoon 在下午
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in the evening 在晚上
- We can meet at a cafe in the morning.
- In 1990. 年
問時間 at 時間
What形容詞 + 不可數名詞time
- What time will you finish work tonight?
- I usually finish work at 6 p.m.
- it’s one o’clock!(one 前面不加at)
- Can we meet at 11 a.m.? 我们可以上午十一点见吗?
- At twelve.在十二点。
中午 午夜
- at midnight
- at night
-
at noon
- We can have dinner together at night.
複合
- at two o’clock in the afternoon. 在下午二點
- on Sunday morning, she’ll visit her aunt in Beijing.
- Who will come to the party with me in New York on Saturday evening?
- tomorrow morning.
to, pass, half, a quarter 時間用法
時鐘剖一半,1分鐘-30分鐘用pass,31分鐘至59分鐘用to。
pass是過了幾分鐘 to是還差幾分鐘才會到整點
It’s half + past + x整點 (x點30分)
注意!不是❌ a half,是half,沒有a
- It’s half pass ten.(10點30分鐘)
at half + past + x整點 (x點x分)
時間是用at介系詞
- Emma usually finishes work
athalf past eight. - My kids will finish school
atten past seven.(我的孩子们会在七点过十分放学。) - Let’s meet at the restaurant
atabout half past eight.
It’s x分(數字) + past + x整點 (x點x分)
- It’s ten pass two.(2點10分)
It’s a quarter to x整點 (再15分鐘就到x整點)
- It’s a quarter to eleven!(现在是十点四十五!)
- It’s a quarter to eight
- It’s a quarter to one.
It’s 分鐘 to 目標 (再幾分鐘就到目標時間)
- It’s ten to eleven. 再10分鐘就11點
- It’s twenty to eleven,
Not until 直到…才…
直到 [until後面的條件],主詞 + [前面的動作]才發生(忽略掉not)
- Dad won’t come home until February sixth.直到二月6號,爸爸才回來。
- 後面的條件 February sixth
- 前面的動作 come home
- 代入公式: 直到February sixth,爸爸come home
- My French course won’t begin until February eleventh! 直到二月11號,我的法文課才開始
- 後面的條件 February sixth
- 前面的動作 come home
- 代入公式: 直到February eleventh,我的法文課begin
- That type of room isn’t available till Saturday. 那種房型直到星期六才提供
- I can’t leave until Friday.(我直到星期五才能離開)
- The store isn’t open till 10 AM.(這家店直到早上 10 點才開門)
till/until 後面
- 接具體的時間點/日期(像你的例句)
- till Saturday(直到星期六)
- till 5 PM(直到下午 5 點)
- 接一個句子(子句),表示「直到某件事發生為止」:
- Wait here till I come back.(在這裡等我,直到我回來為止。)
- 搭配 from 形成固定的時間區段:
- from Monday till Friday(從星期一到星期五)
At the age of 年紀(時間副詞)
at的核心概念是「在某個精準的點」。
當你把人的一生看作一條時間軸時,「5歲」就是這條軸上的其中一個精準時間點,所以要用 at the age of…。
- At the age of ten(在十歲時)
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At the age of twenty(在二十歲時
- She learned to swim at the age of five.(她在五歲時學會游泳。)
- (也可以簡寫成更口語的:She learned to swim at five.)
at that time 在那時候(過去進行式)
at that time 指的是過去某一個特定的時刻。 因為它強調的是「過去某個時間點正在進行或持續的狀態」,所以它最常和「過去進行式」(was/were + V-ing)搭配使用。
- She was not watching videos at that time at that time.她在那時候沒有在看影片。
- at that time:時間副詞,點出這個動作發生的特定時間點。
- What were you doing at that time?(你當時在做什麼?)
- He was sleeping at that time.(他當時正在睡覺。)
- Anna was getting a book at that time. (安娜在那時候正在拿書。)
- At that time, we were having a lot of fun.(在那時候,我們正玩得不亦樂乎。)
then 然後
- It rained then snowed.(下雨然後下雪)
then 未來的某個特定時間點
- Let’s meet at 5 p.m.
- Okay, see you then!(在那時候見。)
- I will see you then.我到时候会见你。
- See you then.
then 過去的某個特定時間點
- I was living in New York then.(我當時住在紐約。)
- Look at this old photo!The kids were very young then.看这张旧照片!孩子们那时候非常年纪 非當小。
- Were they small children then?他们当时是小孩子吗?
- He was only seven years old then.他当时只有七岁。
其它過去時間
- at that moment(在那一刻/那一個瞬間)
- At that moment, the lights went out.(在那一刻,燈突然熄滅了。)
- at the time(當時/在那段期間)
- I didn’t know anything about it at the time.(我當時對這件事完全不知情。)
- back then(當年/那時候——口語常用)
- Back then, life was much simpler.(那時候,生活單純多了。)
- Back then, we didn’t have smartphones. 在那時候/當年,我們沒有智慧型手機
a good time
Is it a good time to + 動詞?
time 指的是:「時間點 / 時機(Timing)」。
good 指的是:「合適的、方便的、恰當的」。
- Is it a good time to take a break now? 現在適合休息一下嗎?
- Is it a good time to talk? (現在方便說話/講電話嗎?)
- Now is a good time to buy a house. (現在是買房的好時機。)
the good time 好的時間
- All the good time slots are taken. (所有好的時段都被約滿/被選走了。)
have a good time 玩得開心。
- Don’t forget to drink water during the hike and have a good time.別忘了在健行時喝水,並玩得開心。