英语口语每天说上半小时 093

93. Time 时间

1. It’s time to go to bed. 该上床睡觉了!

2. My watch says 4:45. 我的手表显示是4点45分。

3. My watch goes a bit slow. 我的手表走得有点慢。

4. My watch has stopped. 我的手表已经停了。

5. It gains a little. 它有点快。

6. It loses about 2 minutes. 它大概慢2分钟。

7. I’ve just set my watch by the radio time signal. 我刚按电台的报时信号调了我的表。

8. My clock has run down, it needs winding up. 我的闹钟不走了，它需要上发条。

9. My watch is out of order. 我的手表坏了。

10. My watch keeps good time. 我的手表很准。

11. My watch keeps stopping. 我的表总停。

Dialogue 1

W: John, it’s time to get up.

约翰，该起床了。

M: It can’t be time to get up yet.

还没到时间起床。

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

到了。快点!你上学会迟到的。

M: What’s the time?

现在几点?

W: It’s nearly half past seven.

快七点半了。

M: My watch says ten past.

我的手表是7点10分。

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

它慢了。快点!巴士7点40就走了。

M: Are you sure half past seven?

你确定现在是七点半吗?

W: Positive. I’ll put the radio on.

肯定。我把收音机打开。

(And here is the seven o’clock news)

(现在是七点新闻)

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

现在才七点。你的表快了。

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

不，不是。它已经停了。我昨晚忘了上发条了。

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

我本来可以在床上多待半个钟的。

Dialogue 2

M: Excuse me. Have you got the time?

打扰了。你知道现在几点吗?

W: My watch says half past five.

我的手表显示是5点半。

M: Does your watch keep good time?

你的手表准吗?

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

噢，是的。它一个月只慢几秒钟。

M: Thanks a lot.

非常感谢。

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!现在是下午?时间过得真慢!请进，请坐。

W: Thank you.

谢谢你。

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

现在几点钟?我的手表停了。

W: It’s half past twelve.

现在是12点半。

M: When do you have lunch?

你们什么时候吃午餐?

W: From one to two.

从1点钟到2点钟。

M: What do you normally eat?

你们通常吃什么?

W: We usually go to the cafeteria.

我们通常去食堂吃。

M: Oh, it’s time to have lunch now.

噢，现在该去吃午餐了。

W: let’s go together.

咱们一起去吧。

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.

人人都应该守时，决不虚度时光。在美国，几乎每个美国人都戴着手表，在美国人的家里，几乎每个房间都有一个钟。“请准时!”“不要浪费时间!”“时间就是金钱。”“时不待人。”所有这些格言都反映了美国人对正派和效率的痴迷。如果学生迟到了，他们的老师会处罚他们。无论如何，我们应该养成守时的良好习惯。如果我们能节约时间，我们就能做更多的贡献。