八點半用英語怎麼表達

2.鐘的指針指在八點半上, 我們該讓孩子們上牀睡覺了。

The hands of the clock pointed to half past was time we put our children to bed.

3.那天早上八點半，我正在《紐約客》編輯部的辦公室寫一篇有關印度艾滋病情況的稿件。

At eight-thirty that morning I was in my office at The New Yorker working on a story about AIDSin India.

時間的英文快速表達方法

一 最直接的讀法：“小時 + 分鐘”：

5:10 five ten

7:30 seven thirty

2:40 two forty

二 巧用介詞法：

（1）所表述的時間在30分鐘之內，用“分鐘 + past/after + 小時”：

6:10 ten past six（英式） / ten after six(美式)

4:20 twenty past four / twenty after four

10:25 twenty-five past ten / twenty-five after ten

（2）所表述的`時間在30分鐘之後，用“（相差的）分鐘 + to/before + （下一）小時”：

10:35 twenty-five to eleven（英式 ） / twenty-five before eleven（美式）

5:50 ten to six / ten before six

9:49 eleven to ten / eleven before ten

（3） 所表述的時間恰好為半小時，用“half + past + 小時”：

11:30 half past eleven

2:30 half past two

（4） 所表述的分鐘和15有關，有三種表達法：

（15分鐘又叫一刻鐘：a quarter）

9:15 - nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine（英式）/

a quarter after nine(美式)

3:45 - three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four/a quarter before four

(5)整點

現在是五點整。

It's five.

It's five o'clock.

It's five o'clock sharp.

It's five o'clock on the dot.

It's five o'clock on the nose.

It's exactly five o'clock.