E1002 How to tell the time

VIDEO

TEXT

Double click on a word to hear the pronunciation. 双击一个单词就可以听发音。

John: What time is it?  

         现在几点了?          

Lisa: It’s seven o’clock. 

        七点了。

John: Seven o’clock already. I’m late!

            都七点了。我迟到了!

Lisa: You’re late for what?

          你迟到了什么?

John: I’m late for the movie.

          我去看电影迟到了!

Lisa: At what time does your movie start?

         你的电影几点开始?

John: My movie starts at seven thirty.

           我的电影七点半开始。

Lisa: You still have 30 minutes.

         你还有 30 分钟。

John: But it takes me 45 minutes to get to the theater.

           但我要花 45 分钟才能到电影院。

Lisa: Hurry up then. 

         那你快点吧。

One o'clock
Three thirty
Eleven forty-five OR a quarter to 12 (noon)
Eleven fifteen OR a quarter past 11
Seven forty-five AM
Six forty-five PM
Noon
Midnight

NEW WORDS & EXPRESSIONS   –    生词和短语

ALREADY:

-It’s already 7 o’clock (我以为是6点,但已经8点了).

-You’re already 4 years old (你长大真快,我以为你才3岁,原来你已经4岁了).

STILL:

-You’re still here! (我以为你已经走了).

-The movie is still on (电影尚未结束). 

IT TAKES ME:

(我需要)

It takes me 45 minutes to get to the movie theater (我需要 45 分钟才能从这里到电影院).

It takes me a lot of effort to write this letter (写这封信对我来说很难,我需要付出很多努力)

          EXERCISES:           

What time is it?

Click several times on any black bar below an image, or drag your mouse across them, to hear the answer . 点击图片下方的任意黑条几次,或拖动鼠标穿过黑条,即可听到答案

On Android devices, select all the black bars, then tap next to them. 在 Android 设备上,选择所有黑条,然后点击旁边的黑条。 

                     Watch video. 观看视频。

It’s one o’clock

It’s eleven o’clock

It’s three thirty

It’s eleven forty-five

It’s a quarter to twelve.

It’s seven forty-five AM

It’s six forty-five PM

It’s noon

It’s midnight

SPEAKING EXERCISES:

Play the video with the sound off and try to repeat the dialog in English. 关掉视频的声音并尝试用英语重复对话。