1、所有的時(shí)間都可以用“小時(shí) + 分鐘”直接讀：

6:10 six ten

8:30 eight thirty

2:40 two forty

2、如果所表述的時(shí)間在半小時(shí)之內(nèi)，可以用“分鐘 + past + 小時(shí)”：

6:10 ten past six

4:20 twenty past four

10:25 twenty-five past ten

3、如果所表述的時(shí)間在半小時(shí)之外，可以用“（相差的）分鐘 + to + （下一）小時(shí)”：

10:35 twenty-five to eleven

5:50 ten to six

9:49 eleven to ten

4、如果所表述的時(shí)間恰好為半小時(shí)，可以用“half + past + 小時(shí)”：

11:30 half past eleven

2:30 half past two

5、如果所表述的分鐘和15有關(guān)，就有三種表達(dá)法：

（15分鐘又叫一刻鐘：a quarter）

9:15 nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine

3:45 three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four

6、整點(diǎn)的表達(dá)：

現(xiàn)在是兩點(diǎn)整。It's two./It's two o'clock.

另外英語(yǔ)中的 noon 和midnight 可分別直接表示白天和夜晚的12點(diǎn)：

It's (twelve) noon. 現(xiàn)在是中午十二點(diǎn)。

It's (twelve) midnight. 現(xiàn)在是半夜零點(diǎn)。

7、大約時(shí)間：

It's almost two. 馬上到兩點(diǎn)了。

It's not quite two. 還不到兩點(diǎn)。

It's just after two. 剛過(guò)兩點(diǎn)。

8、若想表明是上午，可在時(shí)間后加上a.m.

如：thirteen past six a.m.（上午六點(diǎn)十三分）。

若想表明是下午，可在時(shí)間后加上p.m.

如：four o'clock p.m.（下午四點(diǎn)）。

9.句子范例

1. It's nine forty-five. =It's a quarter to ten.

2. It's two seventeen. =It's seventeen past two.

3. It's three. =It's three o'clock.

4. It's nine thirty. =It's half past nine.

5. It's six fifteen. =It's a quarter past six.

6. It's three fifty. =It's ten to four.