| 时间 | past prep. 在…...之后、超过 | to prep. 差 |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 → three o’clock | - | - |
| 7:30 → seven thirty | half past seven ✓ | half to eight |
| 4:20 → four twenty | twenty past four ✓ | forty to five |
| 11:40 → eleven forty | forty past eleven | twenty to twelve ✓ |
| 10:15 → ten fifteen | fifteen past ten / a quarter past ten ✓ | three quarters to eleven |
| 2:45 → two forty-five | forty-five past two / three quarters past two | fifteen to three / a quarter to three ✓ |
具体时间
| 2:55(两点五十五分) | 7:30(七点三十分) | 11:50(十一点五十分) |
|---|---|---|
| two fifty-five | seven thirty | eleven fifty |
| five to three | half to eight | ten to twelve |
| fifty-five past two | thirty past seven / half past seven | fifty past eleven |
| two quarters past seven |