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裕兴新概念英语笔记:Lesson 96 What's the exact time
裕兴新概念英语笔记:Lesson 96 What's the exact time

Lesson 96 What's the exact time?

Grammar:

had better 表示“最好…”,表达某种忠告或建议。

must 表示“必须”语气比had better强。

had better与must一样没有人称及数格的变化,后面要用动词原形。had better的否定形式是在其后面加not,即had better not。Exercise A:

eg. We must go back to the station.

We had better go back to the station.

1.I must stay here.

I had better stay here.

2.We must wait for him.

We had better wait for him.

3.You must call a doctor.

You had better call a doctor.

4.They must go home.

They had better go home.

5.She must hurry.

She had better hurry.

6.You must be careful.

You had better be careful.

Exercise B:

eg. I went to Beijing a year ago.

What about you?

/a year's time

I'll go to Beijing in a year's time.

eg. Tom flew to Stockholm two weeks ago.

What about Pamela?

/two weeks' time

She'll fly to Stockholm in two weeks' time. eg. Dave and Alan returned to Tokyo two days ago.

What about you and Jean?

/two days' time

We'll return to Tokyo in two days' time.

7.I went to Sydney a month ago.

What about you?

/a month's time

I'll go to Sydney in a month's time.

8. A train left for Geneva an hour ago.

What about the next one?

/an hour's time

The next train will leave for Geneva in an hour's time.

9.Carol flew to Beijing two days ago.

What about you? /two days' time

I'll fly to Beijing in two days' time.

10.Tom and Wary went to London an hour ago.

What about you and Jean?

/an hour's time

Jean and I will go to London in an hour's time.

小结:

1.What's the exact time?

三十分钟之内的分钟数用past

2:05five past two

1:15 a quarter past one

10:30half past ten

超过三十分钟的分钟数用

“剩下的分钟+ to + 下一个钟点”

8:55five to nine

6:15 a quarter to seven

不是整五,整十的分钟数我们要在分钟数的后面加minute(s)。4:12twelve minutes past four

8:57three minutes to nine

5:49eleven minutes to six

注意:它们前面的介词都要用at。

最简单的表达是直接读取钟点和分钟8:20eight twenty

6:30six thirty

9:55nine fifty-five

10:16ten sixteen

1:47one forty-seven

2:33two thirty-three

2. …ago …以前

a minute ago一分钟之前two minutes ago 二分钟之前a day ago一天前five days ago五天前in…time 在…之后in a minute's time一分钟之后in two minutes' time两分钟之后in a month's time一个月后in five months' time五个月后

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