新概念英語第一冊Lesson 57 An unusual day

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[詞匯](3)
    o'clock adv. 點鐘
    shop n. 商店
    moment n. 片刻,瞬間
    ★o'clock adv. 點鐘
    what’s the time?/ What time is it?
    1、 整點:It’s … o’clock.
    2、幾點過幾分:It’s 分鐘 past 點鐘. 或 It’s 點鐘 分鐘.
    在某個鐘點的1到30分鐘內(nèi),用past表示。
    It’s eight past three.
    It’s six ten.
    3、半點之后:It’s 分鐘 to 點鐘.
    時間是在某個鐘點的31分到下一個整點,常用介詞to。
    It’s twenty to seven.
    以上兩種情況也可用直接讀出鐘點和分鐘的方式來表達(dá)。
    4、半點:It’s half past 點鐘.
    It’s half past ten.
    5、一刻鐘
    ① 幾點15分:a quarter past 點鐘
    ② 幾點45分:a quarter to 點鐘
    表示在什么時間通常都需用介詞at。
    [語法]
    一般現(xiàn)在時與現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時
    一般現(xiàn)在時表示一般的動作或不斷重復(fù)發(fā)生的動作,表示永久的情況;現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時表示說話時正在發(fā)生的動作,動作還沒有完成,表示暫時的情況。
    有些動詞(如like,want,know等)不是動作動詞,不能用進(jìn)行時態(tài)。
    一般現(xiàn)在時表達(dá)某個習(xí)慣性動作,通常與時間頻度副詞連用,如usually,always,often,sometimes,never等;現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時表示此時此刻正在進(jìn)行的動作,一般與now,at the moment,today,this afternoon,this evening,tonight等連用。
    [課文]
    It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
    It is ten o'clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
    It is four o'clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden.
    It is six o'clock. In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
    It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.