英语导读1000句[11]:Time

Section¹ 11
Time

1 There are three different ways of telling the time.
2 We can say, for example, three fifteen (3:15).
3 Or we can say a quarter past three (3:15).
4 We can also say zero² three fifteen hours (03:15).
5 That’s if it is 3:15 am.
6 If it is 3:15 pm, we say fifteen fifteen hours (15:15).
7 We call that the 24-hour clock.
8 If it is 3:45, we can say that.
9 Or we can say a quarter to four (3:45).
10 3:35 becomes twenty-five to four.
11 We can say five past three (3:05).
12 We can’t say six past three (3:06).
13 We must say six minutes past three (3:06).
14 If it is not 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50 or 55, then we must add minutes.
15 But it really doesn’t matter which we use if others³ understand us.

1 section   

n.部分，章节，地段；断面，剖面；部门，科；阶层，界；vt.把…分成段

参考例句：

• There is one section of very long road to leave. 有一段很长的路要走。
• How many people work in your section?你部门有多少人？

2 zero   

num.零；n.无，最低点

参考例句：

• The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
• Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。

3 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。