新概念第一册:Lesson 77 Terrible toot
Lesson 77 Terrible toothache
要命的牙痛
Listen to the tape then answer this question.
听录音,然后回答问题。
What time of day is it, do you think? How do you know?
你认为现在是几点钟?你怎么知道的?
Nurse: Good morning, Mr Croft.
护 士:早上好,克罗夫特先生。
Mr Croft: Good morning, nurse. I want to see the dentist, please.
克罗夫特先生:早上好,护士。我想见牙科医生。
Nurse: Do you have an appointment?
护 士:您约好了吗?
Mr Croft: No, I don't .
克罗夫特先生:没有。
Nurse: Is it urgent?
护 士:急吗?
Mr Croft: Yes, it is . It’s very urgent. I feel awful. I have a terrible toothache.
克罗夫特先生:是的,很急。我难受极了,牙痛得要命。
Nurse: Can you come at 10 am on Monday, April 24th?
护 士:您在4月24日星期一上午10点钟来行吗?
Mr Croft: I must see the dentist now, nurse.
克罗夫特先生:我必须现在就见牙科医生,护士。
Nurse: The dentist is very busy at the moment. Can you come at 2:00 PM?
护 士:牙科医生这会儿很忙。您下午两点钟来行吗?
Mr Croft: That’s very late. Can’t the dentist see me now?
克罗夫特先生:那就太晚了。牙科医生现在就不能给我看一下吗?
Nurse: I’m afraid that he can’t , Mr Croft. Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
护 士:恐怕不能,克罗夫特先生。您就不能等到今天下午吗?
Mr Croft: I can wait, but my toothache can’t !
克罗夫特先生:我倒是可以等。可是我的牙痛等不了啊!
语法
What time of day is it?
现在是几点钟?
What time is it?
几点了
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What time is it by your watch?
你的表上是几点钟了? -
What time is it in your time zone?
在你的时区是什麽时间?
- I said what time is it in New York?
我是问现在纽约几点了?
Can you come at 2:00 PM?
您下午两点钟来行吗?
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AM(拉丁语 ante meridiem的缩写),通常出现在12小时制式时间中,指一天中的午前(12点之前,即0:00:00~11:59:59)。
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PM(拉丁语post meridiem的缩写),意为午后,用于十二小时制。所谓“午后”,即每天的12:00:00~23:59:59时段。
Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
您就不能等到今天下午吗?
till
conj./prep.
直到;直到...为止
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We're open till 6 o'clock.
我们营业到6点钟。 -
I'll love her till the end of time.
我会爱她直到永远。 -
Don't put off today's work till tomorrow.
今天能做的不要拖到明天。
until
conj./prep.
到…时;直到…为止;
- Let's wait until the rain stops.
咱们等雨停了吧。 - Until yesterday, I felt fine.
到昨天为止,我一直觉得很好。
till表示肯定,单独使用,而until表是否定,以not······until为句式,表示直到…才
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There was no rain last year until april.
去年直到四月才下雨。 -
I did not see my father until the evening.
我直到晚上才见到父亲。