
实用口语:用英语表达时间
1. The homework is due two weeks from Monday.
这个作业在二个星期后的星期一交。
在英文中要提到下星期一可以用 next Monday,下下星期一偷懒的话可以说 next next Moday。但是有时候这种说法并不是很明确。例如今天是星期日,那 next Monday 倒底是指明天的那个星期一呢?还是指一星期后的那个星期一呢?所以为了要区别二者间的不同,明天的那个星期一可以说 coming Monday,而一个星期后的星期一则是 one week from Monday。这样子就很明确, 而且也比较灵活。像三个星期后的星期一你总不能说 next next next Moday 吧? 这时用 three weeks from Monday 就没错了。
2. We have to submit the final report by Thursday.
我们必须在星期四前缴交期末报告。
英文里每种时间的单位都要使用不同的介系词,像年是用 in,例如 in 1999,月也是用 in,例如 in July,时间用 at,例如 at 4:55,日的话则是用 on,例如 on July 4,但是有时候也可以用 by 来表示在不迟于那个时间。例如例句 "We have to submit the final report by Thursday" 指的是下星期四前交,但如果说成 "We have to submit the final report on Thursday." 则是指星期四要交。二者意思不尽相同。不过这种区别对当学生的我们似乎没差,反正每次也是要拖到最后一天才会交。
3. Why do we have homework to do every other week?
为什么我们每两个礼拜就有作业要交?
Every other week 就是每隔一周, 如果是每隔一天就是 every other day。所以这里很明显可以看出来中文里的“每隔...”翻成英文就像是 "Every other..." 这种句型。例如你要说我每隔两天就要作一次运动,就可以这么说,"I have to work out every other two days."
4. I don't want to be the last-minute person next time.
我下次不要再临时抱佛脚了。
Last-minute person 专指那种任何事情都要拖到最一分钟才作的人, 当然,根据每个人混的程度之不同, 也有人被形容为 last-second person, 或是 last-hour person. 这些都是用来形容那些喜欢临时抱佛脚的人。不过或许这就是人的天性, 像我而言就是不折不扣的 last-minute person.
5. Give me ten more minutes.
再给我十分钟。
再给我十分钟一般老美会这么说,"Give me another ten minutes" 或是 "Give me ten more minutes." 这个 more 常常会出现在一个数字的后面指再多一点的意思。 例如还需要五块钱就是 five more bucks, 再来一次就是 one more time。
6. How much longer will it take you to get all of this stuff done?
你还要多久才能把事情作完。
"How much longer" 这句话常听老美说, 就是“你还要多久?”的意思。 (特别强调“还”这个字) 注意一下 "How long?" 跟 "How much longer?" 是不太一样的, "How long?' 是一开始的时候问的,"How much longer?" 是作到一半时问的。 例如有人要去割草, 你就可以问他,"How long does it take?" (需要多久时间?) 但要是经过了一小时他老兄还没割好, 这时候你就可以问他, "How much longer?" (还要多久啊?)
7. Now, we are out of time.
现在,我们时间不够了。
时间不够了最常听老美说的就是 out of time,像是有时候开会,时间快到了,主席就会说,"We are running out of time." (我们时间快用完了。)至于如果是时间已经超过了,我听老美都是用 "We are over time." 像上次我去学一门 Lindy Hop 的舞蹈课程,时间到了老师还不肯放人,结果还是有个同学提醒她,"We are over time."(时间超过了。) 她这才宣布下课。至于如果是时间正好到了,则是 "Time is up." 像每次考试时间到了,助教都会说这一句,"Time is up."
8. It took me a while to figure out how to do this problem.
我花了好一会儿才想出如何作这个问题。
花了多少时间要用 take 或 spend, 但二者所用的主词不同, 动词型式也不同。 Ttake 需要使用虚主词 it, 动词要用 to V,例如我花了五小时作功课就是 "It took me five hours to do the homework." 但如果要用 spend 的话, 则必须用人当主词, 动词要使用 Ving 的型式 (因为 Ving 前省略掉了一个介系词 in。) 例如, "I spent five hours doing my homework." 这二者的`句型是截然不同。
9. You can take your time though.
但是你可以慢慢作。
Take your time 是一个很常用的片语,指的就是你可以慢慢来,不用著急。例如我们的校车每次停下来,车门一打开,司机就会说,"Take your time." 他的意思就是叫我们慢慢来,不用太匆忙。
10. Anyway, you got to do your research every single day.
无论如何,你每一天都必须要作研究。
只要学过一二年英文的人大概都知道每天就是 everyday 吧!但是我想一定很多人不知道老美很喜欢用 every single day 来强调不但是“每天”,而且是“每一天”,大家听得出来这个语气上的差别吗?记得有一次我看电视影集 Full House,剧中的小女孩 Michelle 说要养金鱼,她的爸爸就提醒她,"OK, but you got to feed the fish every single day."(好, 但是你每一天都必须要喂鱼。)另外像是有些交通广播电台就会这么说,"We provide you the updated traffic information every single hour."(我们每一个小时都提供你最新的交通讯息。)所以不论 every single day 或是 every single hour 都是一种强调用法, 以加强自己的语气。
一个人,如果你不逼自己一把,你根本不知道自己有多优秀。下面我们来看看英语短句摘抄大全,欢迎阅读借鉴。
1、一个今天胜似两个明天。
One today is worth two tomorrow.
2、爱不贵亲密,而贵长久。
Love does not close, and your long.
3、嘲情义淡,样样不顺眼。
"Friendship is light, everything is not pleasing to the eye.
4、也许生活本来就是一杯水。
Maybe life is just a glass of water.
5、人生是花朵,爱情如蜜甜。
Life is a flower of which love is the honey.
6、生活只是聪明人的喜庆日。
Life is a happy day for a wise man.
7、懒人做工作,越懒越费力。
Lazy people do the work, the more lazy more laborious.
8、事业虽扰人,懒惰害更大。
Business is disturbing, but idleness is the greater.
9、一个爱情驱除另一个爱情。
One love to drive out another love.
10、少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
An idle youth, a needy age.
11、吻是恋爱生活上的一首诗。
Kiss is a poem in love life.
12、生活是座迷宫,爱情是个谜。
Life is a maze, and love is a mystery.
13、人生是花,而爱便是花的蜜。
Life is a flower, and love is the honey of the flower.
14、人生是一场充满快乐的悲剧。
Life is a tragedy filled with happiness.
15、倘不互相尊敬,爱亦难久持。
If you do not respect each other, love is difficult for a long time to hold.
16、人生就是线段,交集后分离。
Life is a line segment, after the intersection of separation.
17、生活是跨越泪河的叹息之桥。
Life is a bridge across the river of tears.
18、知足是人生在世最大的幸事。
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
19、工作不会伤身,伤身乃是忧虑。
Its not work, but is worried.
20、人生就是一连串的你好、再见!
Life is a series of Hello, goodbye!
21、凡是值得做的事,就值得做好。
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
22、不能如愿而行,也须尽力而为。
Cannot do as they wish, and do the best they can.
23、没有音乐,生命就如荒漠之旅。
Without music, life is like a journey to the desert.
24、自命大才小用,往往眼高手低。
As he that often yangaoshoudi.
25、人生只是永恒中的一刹那而已。
Life is just a moment in eternity.
26、人生的航行充满了机遇与挑战。
The voyage of life is full of opportunities and challenges.
27、要做事,但不要做事务的奴隶。
To do things, but not to do the slave.
28、生命是连续不断的死亡与复活。
Life is a continual death and resurrection.
29、从生到死,生命是个简短的旅程。
From life to death, life is a short journey.
30、人生是从摇篮到坟墓的一场搏斗。
Life is a battle from the cradle to the grave.
31、思考重点:人生是考验,也是受托。
Thinking focus: life is a test, but also a trustee.
32、经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。
Experience is the father of knowledge and memory is the mother of knowledge.
33、不要听别人怎么说你,走自己的路。
Dont listen to what others say you, go your own way.
34、人生就是一盘棋,而幸福就是投入。
Life is a game of chess, and happiness is to invest.
35、爱情要求忠诚,而忠诚则要求坚定。
Love asks faith, and faith asks firmness.
36、生命中的一天就是你历史上的一页。
A day in your life is a page in your history.
37、生活是一份我们每日都收到的.礼物。
Life is a gift we receive every day.
38、因为人生就是一种写意,随意就好。
Because life is a kind of freehand brushwork, optional on the good.
39、生活是不断经历、学习和享受的旅程。
Life is a journey of constant experience, learning, and enjoyment.
40、生命只是惨淡的星光里的平凡的一闪。
Life is just an ordinary flash of light in the dark.
41、生命是单行道,但是一个循环的过程。
Life is a one-way street, but a cycle of the process.
42、能处处寻求快乐的人才是最富有的人。
People who can seek happiness everywhere are the richest.
43、生活是蜿蜒在山中的小径,坎坷不平。
Life is a path winding in the mountain, bumpy.
44、人生是一场稍稍不那么无常的梦而已。
Life is a little less volatile dream.
45、生活是一所学校,我们都在这里学习。
Life is a school, we are all here to learn.
46、家就是一个我能关起门来独处的地方。
Home is a place where I can be alone.
47、对我们最爱的人,我们能说的话最少。
For those of us who love most, we can say the least.
48、给朋友剥个无花果,给坏蛋抛只大坏桃。
Peel a fig for a friend and toss a bad peach to a bad guy.
49、人生是一种考验,而这个世界就是考场。
Life is a test, and this world is the examination room.
50、我的人生是一条直线,转弯只是为了你。
My life is a straight line, turning just for you.
51、勤勉是幸运的右手,世俭是幸运的左手。
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality her left.
52、真诚的爱情永不是走一条平坦的道路的。
True love never goes a smooth road.
53、生活是一次旅行,人们应该完整地体验它。
Life is a journey, and one should experience it completely.
54、生活不是单行线,此路不通,你可以转弯。
Life is not a one-way street, the road is blocked, you can turn.
55、当工作是一种乐趣时,生活才是一种享受。
When work is a pleasure, life is a pleasure.
56、只是又回到一个人的时候,没有什么大不了。
Its just that when you come back to a person, its no big deal.
57、若未来你能想起我,希望那是温暖瞬间。
If you can think of me in the future, I hope it is a warm moment.
58、我受不了打字时,遇到同音字在首位的是他名字。
When I cant stand typing, his name comes first.
59、超人的幸福需要咸蛋,我的幸福需要你。
Supermans happiness needs salted eggs, my happiness needs you.
60、我宁愿在最美的的年华,死在幸福的时光里。
I would rather in the most beautiful years, die in the happy time.
1、Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
任何值得做的,就把它做好。
2、Happiness is a way station between too much and too little.
幸福是太多和太少之间的一站。
3、In love folly is always sweet.
恋爱中,干傻事总是让人感到十分美妙。
4、The hard part isn’t making the decision. It’s living with it.
做出决定并不困难,困难的是接受决定。
5、Your happy passer-by all knows, my distressed there is no place hides.
你的幸福路人皆知,我的狼狈无处遁形。
6、You may be out of my sight, but never out of my mind.
你也许已走出我的视线,但从未走出我的思念。
7、Love is not a maybe thing. You know when you love someone.
爱不是什么可能、大概、也许,一旦爱上了,自己是十分清楚的。
8、In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
到头来,你活了多少岁不算什么,重要的是,你是如何度过这些岁月的'。
9、When the whole world is about to rain, let’s make it clear in our heart together.
当全世界约好一起下雨,让我们约好一起在心里放晴。
10、It’s better to be alone than to be with someone you’re not happy to be with.
宁愿一个人呆着,也不要跟不合拍的人呆一块。
11、Life is a journey, not the destination, but the scenery along the should be and the mood at the view.
人生就是一场旅行,不在乎目的地,在乎的应该是沿途的风景以及看风景的心情。
12、Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.
时间在流逝,生命中人来人往。不要错失机会,告诉他们在你生命中的意义。
13、I lied when I said I didn’t like you. I lied when I said I didn’t care. I lie every time I try to tell myself I will never fall for you.
我说不爱你,那是假话;我说不在乎,那是假话;我告诉自己对你再不会有感觉了,那也是假话。
14、One needs 3 things to be truly happy living in the world: some thing to do, some one to love, some thing to hope for.
要得到真正的快乐,我们只需拥有三样东西:有想做的事,有值得爱的人,有美丽的梦。



