英語口語每天說上半小時 093

93. Time 時間

1. It’s time to go to bed. 該上床睡覺了!

2. My watch says 4:45. 我的手表顯示是4點45分。

3. My watch goes a bit slow. 我的手表走得有點慢。

4. My watch has stopped. 我的手表已經停了。

5. It gains a little. 它有點快。

6. It loses about 2 minutes. 它大概慢2分鐘。

7. I’ve just set my watch by the radio time signal. 我剛按電臺的報時信號調了我的表。

8. My clock has run down, it needs winding up. 我的鬧鐘不走了，它需要上發(fā)條。

9. My watch is out of order. 我的手表壞了。

10. My watch keeps good time. 我的手表很準。

11. My watch keeps stopping. 我的表總停。

Dialogue 1

W: John, it’s time to get up.

約翰，該起床了。

M: It can’t be time to get up yet.

還沒到時間起床。

W: It is. Hurry up! You’ll be late for school.

到了?？禳c!你上學會遲到的。

M: What’s the time?

現在幾點?

W: It’s nearly half past seven.

快七點半了。

M: My watch says ten past.

我的手表是7點10分。

W: It’s slow. Hurry up! The bus goes at twenty to eight.

它慢了?？禳c!巴士7點40就走了。

M: Are you sure half past seven?

你確定現在是七點半嗎?

W: Positive. I’ll put the radio on.

肯定。我把收音機打開。

(And here is the seven o’clock news)

(現在是七點新聞)

M: It’s only seven o’clock. Your watch is fast.

現在才七點。你的表快了。

W: No, it isn’t. It’s stopped. I forgot to wind it up last night.

不，不是。它已經停了。我昨晚忘了上發(fā)條了。

M: I could have stayed in bed for another half hour.

我本來可以在床上多待半個鐘的。

Dialogue 2

M: Excuse me. Have you got the time?

打擾了。你知道現在幾點嗎?

W: My watch says half past five.

我的手表顯示是5點半。

M: Does your watch keep good time?

你的手表準嗎?

W: Oh yeah. It loses only a few seconds in the whole month.

噢，是的。它一個月只慢幾秒鐘。

M: Thanks a lot.

非常感謝。

Dialogue 3

W: Good afternoon.

下午好。

M: My goodness! It’s the afternoon? Doesn’t the time fly! Do come in and sit down.

我的天啊!現在是下午?時間過得真慢!請進，請坐。

W: Thank you.

謝謝你。

M: What’s the time? My watch has stopped.

現在幾點鐘?我的手表停了。

W: It’s half past twelve.

現在是12點半。

M: When do you have lunch?

你們什么時候吃午餐?

W: From one to two.

從1點鐘到2點鐘。

M: What do you normally eat?

你們通常吃什么?

W: We usually go to the cafeteria.

我們通常去食堂吃。

M: Oh, it’s time to have lunch now.

噢，現在該去吃午餐了。

W: let’s go together.

咱們一起去吧。

Every one should observe time and never idle little away. In America almost every American wears a watch and in nearly every room in the American home there’s a clock. “Be on time!” “Don’t waste time!” “Time is money.” “Time waits for no one.” All of these sayings reflect the American obsession with properness and efficiency. Students will discipline their teachers when they arrive late. Anyway, we should form the good habit of being punctual. If we can save time we can make more contributions.

人人都應該守時，決不虛度時光。在美國，幾乎每個美國人都戴著手表，在美國人的家里，幾乎每個房間都有一個鐘。“請準時!”“不要浪費時間!”“時間就是金錢。”“時不待人。”所有這些格言都反映了美國人對正派和效率的癡迷。如果學生遲到了，他們的老師會處罰他們。無論如何，我們應該養(yǎng)成守時的良好習慣。如果我們能節(jié)約時間，我們就能做更多的貢獻。