時間,星期,年/月/日,四季,
問日期
問日期What為受詞，後面要為動詞，不是名詞。
- What’s the date?(今天是幾月幾號)
- what’s the date today?(今天是幾月幾號)
- it’s September sixth.(今天是九月六号。)
- What is the date of his birthday?
- [March first] is his birthday.
- What is the date of our next meeting?
(例外)只有問生日才可以用What形容詞 + 名詞date
- What date is your birthday?
Be動詞問句
- Is September tenth a holiday?(九月十号是一个假日吗？)
- Is today feberary tenth?(今天是二月十号吗？)
其它問日期方式
- Do you know the date of our next meeting?
日期回答: be + 日期
- Tomorrow is october second.
- March first is my son’s birthday.
- it isn’t May first, it’s May second.
on + 日期
- No, my birthday isn’t on December tenth.(不，我的生日不是在十二月十号。)
我不打算在我的生日去工作。
I am not going to work [on my birthday].
問今天
it 代表今天
- Is today August eleventh?
- What’s the date today?(今天是幾月幾號)
- What day is today?(今天星期幾)
- What day is it?(今天星期幾)
問星期 on 星期
問星期的時候，What變成形容詞，後面要為名詞，不是動詞
what [day] is it? Is [it] Saturday or Sunday?
I wash my clothes on Monday, but grandma washes her clothes on Tuesday.
We’re going to watch a baseball game on Thursday.
比赛是在周四吗？
Is the game [on] Thursday?
每一個禮拜天後面加s，代表「每一個」禮拜天。
We clean our house on Sunday[s].
在周五早上
on Friday morning
on Monday morning.
on Tuesday afternoon.
on Sunday afternoon.
他在周日下午会提早回家。
He will come home early on Sunday afternoon.
in 年/月/四季 上午下午晚上
季節前面要加上the:
The weather is nice here [in the
summer].
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
- in the evening 在晚上
We can meet at a cafe [in the] morning.
問時間 at 時間
What形容詞 + 不可數名詞time
- What time will you finish work tonight?
- lusually finish work at 6 p.m.
it’s one o’clock!
one 前面不加at
我们可以上午十一点见吗?
Can we meet at 11 a.m.?
At twelve.在十二点。
中午 午夜
- at midnight
- at night
- at noon
We can have dinner together at night.
We can have dinner together at noon.
複合
在下午二點
at two o’clock in the afternoon
[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.
from 時間 to 時間
- The museum is open from ten o’clock to five o’clock [on] Saturday, but it is closed [on] Sunday.
- Is the shoe store closed from January first to January fourth?
- The bank is open from one o’clock to five o’clock.
between 時間 and 時間
- I’ll be at home between six o’clock and seven o’clock.(我在六点到七点之间会在家。)
- We will eat lunch between meetings
during 在什麼期間
- they work hard during the week.
- We will eat lunch during meetings.
before after
你可以六点钟之前回家吗？
Can you [come home] before six o’clock?
前天 大後天 幾天前 幾天後
- I’ll be too busy the day after tomorrow.
- where will Duo be the day after tomorrow?
start
start 後面可以用to或ing
start + to + 原形動詞
start + Ving 把動作變成「做...的事情」，變名詞
- He starts eating the sandwich.
- Junior starts to wash the dishes.
你下周会开始你的新工作。
You will [start] your new job next week.
下一节课什么时候会开始？
When will [the next class] start?
- The game starts at five.
- What time does the meeting start?
start 開學
- When do you start school?
begin
- my French course won’t begin until February eleventh!
- Fall begins in September.
- The next class will begin at 12 o’clock.
to pass 時間 a quarter/ half
- It’s a quarter to eleven!(现在是十点四十五！)
- It’s ten to eleven.
- Emma usually finishes work at half past eight.
- My kids will finish school at ten past seven.(我的孩子们会在七点过十分放学。)
- It’s a quarter to eight
- It’s twenty to eleven,
- Let’s meet at the restaurant at about half past eight.
- It’s a quarter to one.
about 大約
- Do you usually eat dinner at about half past five?(你平时在五点半左右吃晚饭吗？)
- Lisa usually gets up at about twenty past six.(丽莎平时在六点过二十分左右起床。)
until
- my French course won’t begin until February eleventh!
at the same time 同一時間
- Does Tom eat dinner at the same time every day?
at the end of
- Our kids will start school at the end of August.(我们的孩子们会在八月底开学。)