英语口语情景词汇学习 大众话题 Unit 53: 时间

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇

　　1.appoint v. 约定

　　A: I'm sorry but I forgot our appointed time. Can you tell me?

　　甲:很抱歉，我忘了我们约定的时间了，你能告诉我吗?

　　B: Sure, it's 8 on Saturday evening.

　　乙:当然可以，是星期六晚上8点钟。

　　2.ask for leave 请假

　　A: Xiao Wang is the most diligent worker in our factory.

　　甲:小王是我们厂工作最勤奋的。

　　B: What's more, he never asks for leave.

　　乙:并且他从不请假。

　　3.early bird 早起的人

　　A: All through the years, I always get up no later than six o'clock every day.

　　甲:一年到头，我每天都不迟于6点起床。

　　B: You are really an early bird?

　　乙:你真是个能起早的人。

　　4.every two hours 每两小时

　　A: When does the next bus leave far Shanghai.

　　甲:下一斑去上海的巴士什么时候?

　　B: Buses leave for Shanghai for every two hours, the next bus will leave at 8.

　　乙:去上海的巴士每两小时一班，下一班八点。

　　5.fast ad. 快

　　A: What time is it now?

　　甲:现在几点了?

　　B: My watch says ten to nine, but mine is ten minutes fast.

　　乙:我的表8:50，但我的表快10分。

　　6.fortnight n. 两周

　　A: Have you been here before, Mary?

　　甲:玛丽，你以前来过这儿吗?

　　B: Yes, I came here a fortnight ago.

　　乙:来过，我两周前来过这里。

　　7.in one's thirties 三十多岁

　　A: Do you know how old that woman is?

　　甲:你知道那位妇女多大岁数吗?

　　B: That I don't know. Somewhere in her thirties. I think.

　　乙:具体我不知道，但我想能有三十多岁吧。

　　8.interval n. 间隔

　　A: Last week I met my nephew after an interval of five years, and I could hardly recognize him.

　　甲:上周我见到了阔别五年的侄子，我几乎认不出他了。

　　B: He must have grown up and changed a lot.

　　乙:他肯定长大了，变了不少。

　　9.keep good time 走得准

　　A: Does your watch keep good time?

　　甲:你的表走得准吗?

　　B: Yes, it never gains or loses.

　　乙:是的，不快不慢。

　　10.lose time (表)慢

　　A: What are you doing?

　　甲:你在做什么?

　　B: I'm repairing my watch, it loses five minutes a day.

　　乙:我在修表，我的表每天慢5分钟。

　　11.off ad. 停止

　　A: Gan that clock be right? 10:30?

　　甲:那只钟10:30了，对吗?

　　B: That clock is always off. It's 11:05.

　　乙:那钟经常停，现在11:05了。

　　12.on time 准时

　　A: Will you come on board at ten tomorrow?

　　甲:请你明天10点上船，行吗?

　　B: Yes, I will.I'll come on time.

　　乙:可以。我将按时到。

　　13.punctual a. 守时的

　　A: Are you sure your friend will show up an time?

　　甲:你肯定你的朋友会准时到吗?

　　B: Sure, my friend is a very punctual man.

　　乙:我敢肯定，我的朋友是一位非常守时的人。

　　14.recess n. 休息

　　A: How long do you have during your noon recess?

　　甲:你们午休多久?

　　B: An hour and a half.

　　乙:一个半小时。

　　15.roughly ad. 大概

　　A: What time does it arrive?

　　甲:车在什么时候到达?

　　B: It takes roughly two hours.

　　乙:大概要两小时。

　　16.sharp ad. 正好

　　A: Excuse me. What time is it now?

　　甲:请问现在几点?

　　B: It's four o'clock sharp.

　　乙:正好4点。

　　17.spare a. 空余的，业余的

　　A: Can you do me a favor?

　　甲:你能帮我一下吗?

　　B: Sorry, I have no spare time.

　　乙:对不起，我没空。

　　18.weekend n. 周末

　　A: What are you going to do at the weekend?

　　甲:周末你打算做什么?

　　B: I'm going to the cinema.

　　乙:我打算去看电影。

　　19.wind v. 给表上弦

　　A: My watch has stopped. I must have forgotten to wind it last night.

　　甲:我的表停了。昨晚我一定忘了上弦了。

　　B: I've just set my watch by the radio time signal.

　　乙:我刚刚按收音机对过表。