《时间英文表达法》课件

PPTcoursewareforEnglishexpressionoftime目录BasicknowledgeoftimeTheEnglishexpressionoftimeTheuseoftimeinsensesThespecialexpressionoftimeTheapplicationoftimeindailylife01BasicknowledgeoftimeDefinitionofTimeUnitsSecond:Thesmallestunitoftime,usedtomeasureshortdurationsDefinitionoftimeunitsAunitoftimeequalto60secondsMinuteHourDayAunitoftimeequalto60minutesAunitoftimeequalto24hours030201DefinitionoftimeunitsAunitoftimeequalto7daysWeekAunitoftimeequalto30or31days,dependingonthemonthMonthAunitoftimeequalto365or366days,dependingonwhichit'saleapyearornotYearDefinitionoftimeunitsFormatofTime12-hourformat:UseAMandPMtodifferentiatebetweenmorningandafternoonhoursForexample:9:00AM,3:00PM24hourformat(ormilitarytime):Usenumbersfrom00to23toreporthoursForexample:09:00,15:00ThisformatismorepreciseandavoidsanyfusionaboutwhichaneventisinthemorningorafternoonFormatoftimeComparisonbetween24hourand12-hoursystemsComparisonbetween24hourand12-hoursystemsPrecision:The24hourformatprovidesmoreprecisionbecauseitusesaconsistentnumericalsystemtoreportallhoursofthedayThe12-hourformatcanbelessprecisebecauseitdependsonAM/PMtodifferentiatemorningandafternoonhoursConsistency:The24hourformatismoreconsistentbecauseitusesthesamesystemtorepresentallhours,whereit'smorningorafternoonThe12-hourformatcanintroduceconsistencybecausethesamehourcanberepresenteddifferentlydependingonwhichit'smorningorafternoon(e.g.9:00AMand9:00PM)Easyofuse:The12-hourformatmaybeeasierforsomepeopletousebecauseitseparatesmorningandafternoonhourswithAMandPM,whichcanmakeiteasiertotellataglancewhereaneventisinthemorningorafternoonHowever,the24hourformatisbecomingmorecommoninmanypartsoftheworld,andithastheadvantageofbeingmorepreciseandconsistent02TheEnglishexpressionoftimeItisthemostcommonwaytoexpresstimeinEnglishTheclockfaceisdividedinto12equalparts,andeachhourisrepresentedbyanumberfrom1to1212-hourclockItisalsoacommonwaytoexpresstimeinEnglishTheclockfaceisdividedinto24equalparts,andeachhourisrepresentedbyanumberfrom0to2324hourclockDirectexpressionoftimeAM/PMTheabbreviationsfor"antemeridiem"and"postmeridiem"areusedtoindicatetheperiodbeforenoonorafternoonMinuteabrasionsThecommonminuteabrasionsareeither"min"or"mins"AbbreviatedexpressionoftimeTheordinalwordexpressionoftimeFirst,second,thirdThesearetheordinalwordsusedtoindicatetheorderoftimeForexample,"firstquarter"referstothefirstquarterofanhourOtherordinalwordsOtherordinalwordsusedtoexpresstimeinclude"fourth,""fifth,""sixth,"andsoon03TheuseoftimeinsensesAtimeadverbialclauseisaclauseusedtodescribethetimewhenanactionoccurs,usuallyguidedbyconjunctionssuchaswhen,before,after,etc.DefinitionWhentheclocktrucktweets,theyallcomeout(Whentheclockstrucktwelveo'clock,theyallcameout.)ExamplesentenceAdvisoryclauseoftimeDefinitionAtimeadverbisanadverbusedtomodifyaverbortheentiresentence,indicatingthetime,frequency,ororderinwhichanactionoccurs.ExamplesentenceYesterday,shefinallyarrived(Yesterday,shefinallyarrived.)TheUsageofTimeAdvantageousAtimeprepositionisaprepositionusedtoindicatethepointintimeatwhichanactionoccurs,suchasat,on,in,etc.OnSunday,weusuallygotothepark(OnSundays,weusuallygotothepark.)TheUsageofTimePositionsExamplesentenceDefinition04ThespecialexpressionoftimeMethodologicalexpressions01"Timeismoney","Timeislife","Timeispower"Usefulexpressions02"wastetime","savetime","spendtime"Explanation03MetaphoricalexpressionsoftimecomparetimetootherconceptsorentitiestomaketheabstractexpressionmoreintuitiveandvividThemethodologicalexpressionoftimeAnthropomorphicexpressions"Timeflies","Timewaitsfornoman","Timeiscruel"Usefulexpressions"timeisup","timeisnow","timehascome"ExplanationAnthropomorphicexpressionsoftimeassigntimehumancharacteristics,makingtheabstractexpressionmorevividandeasytounderstandTheanthropologicalexpressionoftimeUsefulexpressions"intime","ontime","aftertime"ExplanationAbstractexpressionsoftimearemoreconciseandlessillustrative,emphasizingtheimportanceoftimeanditsmanagementAbstractexpressions"It'sabouttime","Ihaven'tgottime","Idon'thavethetime"Abstractexpressionoftime05Theapplicationoftimeindailylife010203SchedulingmeetingsWhenschedulingameeting,itisimportanttospecifythedate,time,anddurationofthemeetingExpressingtimeinEnglishisessentialforaccuratecommunicationSchedulingappointmentsWhenmakinganappointment,thedateandtimeoftheappointmentneedtobeclearlystatedAccurateexpressionoftimecanpreventmisunderstandingsandensurethattheappointmentismadeatthedesiredtimeSchedulingeventsWhenschedulingeventssuchasparts,weddings,orothercancellations,thedateandtimeoftheeventneedtobespecifiedEnglishexpressionoftimeisessentialforclearcommunicationabouttheeventdetailsApplicationinschedulingWhenarrangingtomeetwithsomeone,itisnecessarytodiscussthedateandtimeofthemeetingCorrectexpressionoftimeinEnglishcanfacilitatesmoothcommunicationaboutthemeetingdetailsWhensettingadatewithsomeone,thetimeofthedateneedstobespecifiedAccurateexpressionoftimeinEnglishcanensurethatbothpartiesunderstandthedateandtimeofthedateWhendiscussingtimelinesforprojectsortasks,itisessentialtouseEnglishtoexpressthedatesandtimesassociatedwiththeprojectortaskClearexpressionoftimecanhelpensurethatallpartiesinvolvedunderstandthetimelineandcanworkaccordinglySettingmeetingtimesSchedulingdatesDiscussingtimelinesApplicationindailyconversationsDepartingscenesInlit