日期的表示法
1. 日期的写法(书面语)和读法(口语)稍有不同。
如“十月一日”可以写成 October 1, October 1st, 1 October, 1st October, (the) 1st of October 等,表示月份的词也可用缩略式,如 Oct. 1, 1 Oct.
但是在口语中通常只有两种读法 October (the) first 或 the first of October。
2. 当日期与星期排列时,通常是星期在前,日期在后。
如:He arrived on Friday, May 10. 他于5月10日(星期五)到达。
3. 月份:
1月 January 2月 February
3月 March 4月 April 5月 May
6月 June 7月 July 8月 August
9月 September 10月 October
11月 November 12月 December
4. 星期:
周一 Monday 周二 Tuesday
周三 Wednesday 周四 Thursday
周五 Friday 周六 Saturday
周日 Sunday
时间的表达方法
英语中时间的表达方法主要有直接法和借用介词法等。
(1)直接法
上午八点:eight AM (a.m.)
下午九点:nine PM (p.m.)
六点六分:six six
六点三十二分:six thirty two
八点正:eight o'clock
(2)借用介词法
八点四十五分:a quarter to nine
七点零五分:five past seven
七点五十四分:six to eight
六点半:half past six
(3)表示正点的用法
十一点正:
at 11 o'clock sharp;
at 11 o'clock on the hour;
at 11 o'clock on the strike;
正午12点:at noon
午夜12点:at midnight
(4)其它
12点22分:
twelve twenty-two;
twenty-two past twelve(英式说法);
twenty-two after twelve(美式说法);
1点15分:
one fifteen;
a quarter past one(英式说法);
a quarter after one(美英说法);
8点50分:
eight fifty;
ten to nine(英式说法);
ten before nine(美式说法);
1点40分:
one forty;
twenty to two(英式说法);
twenty before two(美式说法);
“提前半小时”:
half an hour early;
thirty minutes early;
early by half an hour;
half an hour ahead of time;
half an hour ahead of schedule;
货币的表达方法
(1)英国货币:
penny(便士)/pence (penny的复数)/pound (£)
£20.50:
twenty pounds fifty pence;
twenty fifty;
(2)美国货币:
1 dollar= 100 cents(1美元)
($ 1.00=one dollar)
($ 2.00=two dollars)
25美分:1 quarter 10美分:1 dime
5美元:1 nickel 1美分:1 penny
$ 15.95:
fifteen dollars ninety-five cents;
fifteen ninety-five;
(3)其它表达
表示正常价格:regular price,normal price.
表示价格划算:a good buy,a better buy,an excellent price,a good price/ bargain.
表示价格较贵:dear,expensive,more expensive,steep.
表示价格便宜:cheap,inexpensive,bargain price,less expensive.
表示减价出售:sale price,on sale,garage sale,Christmas sale,special price.
词组:discount,half,double,cut off,knock off,twice as much as , cross off.