[词汇]（3）

o'clock adv.点钟

shop n.商店

moment n.片刻，瞬间

★o'clock adv.点钟

what's the time?/ What time is it?

1、整点：It's ... o'clock.

2、几点过几分：It's分钟past点钟.或It's点钟分钟.

在某个钟点的1到30分钟内，用past表示。

It's eight past three.

It's six ten.

3、半点之后：It's分钟to点钟.

时间是在某个钟点的31分到下一个整点，常用介词to。

It's twenty to seven.

以上两种情况也可用直接读出钟点和分钟的方式来表达。

4、半点：It's half past点钟.

It's half past ten.

5、一刻钟

① 几点15分：a quarter past点钟

② 几点45分：a quarter to点钟

表示在什么时间通常都需用介词at。

[语法]

一般现在时与现在进行时

一般现在时表示一般的动作或不断重复发生的动作，表示永久的情况；现在进行时表示说话时正在发生的动作，动作还没有完成，表示暂时的情况。

有些动词（如like，want，know等）不是动作动词，不能用进行时态。

一般现在时表达某个习惯性动作，通常与时间频度副词连用，如usually，always，often，sometimes，never等；现在进行时表示此时此刻正在进行的动作，一般与now，at the moment，today，this afternoon，this evening，tonight等连用。

[课文]

It is eight o'clock. The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.

It is ten o'clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.

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.

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.

It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.