Hello, dear friends. I am Mr Green. 俗话说：一寸光阴一寸金，咱们快快一起复习怎么用英语表达时间吧！

　　I. 常见的问答方式

　　1. What's the time now? (=What time is it now?)

　　2. It's twelve o'clock.

　　3. It's eight thirty/half past eight.

　　4. It's nine forty-five/a quarter to ten.

　　5. It's seven. Let's go to school.

　　6. —What is the time by your watch?

　　—Sorry, I don't have a watch.

　　7. It's time to go to school.

　　8. It's time for class.

　　II. 三点注意事项

　　1. 在英语中，除整点外，时间通常有两种表达方式：一是直接用基数词，二是借用past, to, half, quarter等词。如：five twenty=twenty past five, six fifty=ten to seven

　　2. “到了做某事的时间。”可以说It is time to do sth. 还可以说It is time for(doing) sth. 如：It's time to go to school. = It's time for school.

　　3. 西方人非常珍惜时间，如果你想和某人约会，最好事先预约时间，并且记住约会时间，切记不要迟到。

　　III. 时间演练

　　请读下面与time有关的习语，试着译成汉语：

　　1. Time is money(金钱).

　　2. There is a time for everything.

　　3. Time tries all things.

　　4. Gain(得到)time, gain life.

　　Key: 1. 一寸光阴一寸金。 2. 做事要当其时。 3. 时间检验一切。 4. 赢得时间，赢得生命。

　　(文/振铎；英语辅导报小学四年级版04~05学年第8期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)