Lesson 57 An unusual day
很不平常的一天
Listen to the tape then answer this question.
听录音，然后回答问题。
What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?
索耶先生今晚正在做什么？
It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
现在是8点钟。孩子们每天都乘小汽车去上学，而今天，他们正步行上学。
It is ten o'clock. Mrs Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
现在是10点钟。上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的，但今天上午，她正去商店买东西。
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.
现在是4点钟，下午，索耶夫人通常是在客厅里喝茶，但今天下午，她正在花园里喝茶。
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.
现在是6点钟。晚上，孩子们通常是做作业，而今天晚上，他们没做作业。此刻，他们正在花园里玩。
It is nine o’clock, Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night, but he is not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he is reading an interesting book.
现在是9点钟。索耶先生通常是在晚上看报，但今天晚上他没看报。此刻，他正在看一本有趣的书。
语法
It is eight o'clock.
现在是8点钟。
一. 整点
It is eight o'clock.
现在是8点钟。It is nine o’clock.
现在是9点钟
二. 最直接的读法：“小时 + 分钟”
5:10
five ten7:30
seven thirty2:40
two forty
三. 巧用介词法：
- 几点过几分（分钟数少于30分钟）
5:10
ten past five(五点过十分)7:20
twenty past saven(七点过二十分)2:10
ten past two(两点过十分)
- 几点差几分（分钟数多于30分钟）
- 5:50
ten to six（六点差十分） - 7:40
twenty to eight （八点差二十分）
- 分钟数30分钟
11:30
half past eleven2:30
half past two
- 分钟数是15/45
4:15
a quarter past four4:45
a quarter to five
The children go to school by car every day
孩子们每天都乘小汽车去上学
by + 交通工具
骑/乘坐...
Are you to go there by bike or by bus?
你骑车还是坐公交车去？I go to work by subway.
我乘地铁去上班。
train 火车 taxi 的士 boat 船
plane/aeroplane 飞机
they are going to school on foot.
他们正步行上学
on foot
步行
I used to go to work on foot.
我往常都是步行去上班。It's quite near, let's go on foot.
路不远，咱们走着去吧。
At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
此刻，他们正在花园里玩。
At the moment 此刻
At the moment, no one is talking to me .
此刻没人跟我说话。The line's busy at the moment.
这会儿电话占线。
