同一个时间可以有几种表达方法。
1.1)4:00 four o'clock,four,4 o'clock
1.2)04:00 four in the morning, 4 a.m
1.3)16:00 four inthe afternoon,4 p.m
2.1)9:00 nine o'clock,nine,9 o'clock
2.2)09:00 nine in the morning,9 a.m
2.3)21:00 nine in the evening,nine at night,9 p.m
3.1)12:00 twelve o'clock,twelve,12 o'clock
3.2)12:00 twelve in the morning,12 a.m,midday
3.3)00:00 twelve at night,12 p.m,midnight
4)12:15,00:15 a quarter past twelve,quarter past twelve,twelve fifteen,a quarter after twelve
5)02:25,14:25 twenty-five past two,twenty-five minutes past two,two twenty-five,twenty-five after two
6)11:30,23:30 half past eleven,eleven-thirty,half eleven,half after eleven
7)12:45,00:45 a quarter to one,quarter to one,twelve forty-five,a quarter of one
8)07:50,19:50 ten to eight,ten minutes to eight,seven-fifty,ten of eight
下面的例句都是表示时间：
What time is it, Gordon?
几点了，戈登？
Just after five.
刚过5点。
What's the time now?
现在是什么时刻？
It's quarter past.
一刻了。
Can you tell me the time?
你能告诉我几点了吗？
It's twenty-five past twelve.
12点25分。
Have you got the time?
你知道现在是什么时间吗？
It is nearly one o'clock.
快一点了。
What time does the boat leave from New York?
船什么时间离开纽约？
At a quarter past three in the afternoon.
下午3点15分。
The time is six forty-five.
现在是6点45分。
My watch says six thirty.
我的表是6点30分。
It's five to eight and breakfast's at eight o'clock.
现在差5分8点B，早餐八点钟开。
The time was 10:35 hours Greenwich Mean Time.
现在是格林威治平时10点35分。
I'll be back at quarter past one.
我1点15分回来。
By eleven o'clock Brian was back in his office.
布赖恩11点回到了办公室。
At two o'clock in the morning caslon was still awake.
到凌晨2点卡斯隆还没睡着。
You should be there no later than nine thirty.
你必须在9点半前到那儿。
Office hours are from 9 a.m to 6 p.m
办公时间为早9点到下午6点。