What are the most essential English phrases for travelers?
表达时间 — Telling Time
用英语准确表达和询问时间 This scene includes 12 dialogue turns across 2 conversation paths, helping you practice with 路人.
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Basic Time Telling · 基本时间表达
basicExcuse me, do you have the time?
打扰一下,请问现在几点了?
💡 "Do you have the time?" 是最常见的问时间方式。注意不要说成 "Do you have time?"(你有空吗?),多一个 the 意思完全不同。
Sure! It's a quarter past three.
当然!现在三点十五分。
Thank you! So the movie starts at three thirty, right?
谢谢!那电影三点半开始,对吗?
💡 美国人日常说时间很少用24小时制。下午三点说 "three" 或 "three PM",不说 "fifteen hundred" 或 "fifteen o'clock"。
Yep, three thirty. You still have fifteen minutes. Plenty of time!
是的,三点半。你还有十五分钟,时间很充裕!
Great, that's a relief. Thanks again!
太好了,这下放心了。再次感谢!
💡 "That's a relief" 表示松了一口气,是非常地道的表达。美国人经常用这句话表示担心的事情没发生。
No problem! Enjoy the movie.
没问题!电影看得开心!
Complex Time Expressions · 复杂时间表达
intermediateHey, what time is the conference call? I keep getting confused with the time zones.
嘿,电话会议几点?我老是搞混时区。
It's at ten AM Eastern, so that's seven AM Pacific.
东部时间早上十点,也就是太平洋时间早上七点。
💡 美国有四个主要时区:Eastern(东部)、Central(中部)、Mountain(山地)、Pacific(太平洋)。纽约是东部,芝加哥是中部,丹佛是山地,洛杉矶是太平洋。东部比太平洋早3小时。
Ugh, that's so early for the West Coast folks. And how long is it supposed to last? About an hour?
天,对西海岸的同事来说太早了。会议预计开多久?大概一小时?
It should wrap up by eleven thirty at the latest. So roughly an hour and a half.
最晚十一点半结束。大概一个半小时。
💡 "wrap up" 是美式口语中表示结束、收尾的常用说法。"at the latest" 表示最晚。这两个短语在工作场景中非常常见。
Got it. I'll set a reminder for a quarter to ten. Don't want to be late!
明白了。我设一个九点四十五的提醒。不想迟到!
Good idea. I'll send you the meeting link around nine fifty, just in case.
好主意。我九点五十左右把会议链接发给你,以防万一。
💡 "just in case" 是非常常用的短语,表示以防万一。美国职场中提前几分钟发送会议链接是贴心的做法。
Key Phrases · 关键短语
a quarter past
一刻钟过(…点十五分)
do you have the time
现在几点了
plenty of time
时间充裕
you still have
你还有(多少时间)
no problem
没问题
enjoy
好好享受
time zones
时区
conference call
电话会议
West Coast
西海岸
how long is it supposed to last
预计开多久
a quarter to
差一刻到(…点四十五分)
set a reminder
设一个提醒
Cultural Notes · 文化注释
- •"Do you have the time?" 是最常见的问时间方式。注意不要说成 "Do you have time?"(你有空吗?),多一个 the 意思完全不同。
- •美国人日常说时间很少用24小时制。下午三点说 "three" 或 "three PM",不说 "fifteen hundred" 或 "fifteen o'clock"。
- •"That's a relief" 表示松了一口气,是非常地道的表达。美国人经常用这句话表示担心的事情没发生。
- •美国有四个主要时区:Eastern(东部)、Central(中部)、Mountain(山地)、Pacific(太平洋)。纽约是东部,芝加哥是中部,丹佛是山地,洛杉矶是太平洋。东部比太平洋早3小时。
- •"wrap up" 是美式口语中表示结束、收尾的常用说法。"at the latest" 表示最晚。这两个短语在工作场景中非常常见。
- •"just in case" 是非常常用的短语,表示以防万一。美国职场中提前几分钟发送会议链接是贴心的做法。
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FAQ · 常见问题
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