The flight leaves at 16:40.

　　航班16：40起飞。

　　A I need to get to the airport by 2 tomorrow afternoon.

　　A 我明天下午2点要赶到机场。

　　B Of course – you’re going to Shanghai, aren’t you?

　　B 当然——你要去上海，不是吗？

　　A Yes, just for the weekend. I’m back on Monday.

　　A 是的，就在周末去。周一就回来。

　　B What time’s your flight?

　　B 你乘几点的航班？

　　A The flight leaves at 16:40.

　　A 航班16：40起飞。

　　B Sixteen – forty? You’ll have plenty of time.

　　B 16点40分？你有足够的时间。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 Remember need . . . / need . . . (you can also use have to . . . / have to . . .) e.g.: I need to get to the airport by 2 / I need to get to the airport by 2; I have to get to the airport by 2 / I have to get to the airport by 2.

　　记住need . . . / 需要. . .(你也可以用have to . . . / 不得不 . . .)例如：I need to get to the airport by 2 / 我2点要赶到机场； I have to get to the airport by 2 /我2点必须赶到机场。

　　2 For travel times, and the 24-hour clock, we usually say two numbers – the hour then the minutes, e.g.: (16:40) sixteen – forty / sixteen – forty. Or you can say: four-forty in the afternoon / four –forty in the afternoon.

　　对于旅行时间，及24小时时间制，我们通常两位数两位数地说——先说小时数，再说分钟数，例如：(16:40) sixteen – forty /16点40分。或者你可以说：four-forty in the afternoon /下午4点40分。

 

Key phrases and sentences   I need to get to the airport by about 2 tomorrow afternoon. Of course – you’re going to Shanghai, aren’t you? Yes, just for the weekend.  I’m back on Monday. What time’s your flight? The flight leaves at 16.40. Sixteen – forty?  You’ll have plenty of time.

重要的短语和句子   我明天下午2点左右要赶到机场。   当然——你要去上海，不是吗？   是的，就在周末期间去。 周一就回来。 你乘几点的航班？ 航班16：40起飞。 16点40分？你有足够的时间。