
1、the other day/a few days ago 前幾天,數(shù)天前
eg: The other day/A few days ago I came across a friend in the street.
前幾天我在街上遇見一位朋友。
2、fortnight/two weeks 兩星期
eg: I hope to be back in a fortnight/two weeks.
我希望在兩周內(nèi)趕回來。
3、day by day/every day/from day to day 每天
eg: The situation changes day by day/every day/from day to day.
情況每天都在變化。
4、the day before yesterday/two days ago 前天
the day after tomorrow/two days later 后天
eg: They arrived in Paris the day before yesterday/two days ago.
前天他們到達(dá)巴黎。
They will arrive in Paris the day after tomorrow/two days later.
他們后天將到達(dá)巴黎。
5、half past two/two thirty 2:30
a quarter to twelve/eleven forty-five 11:45
eg: It's half past two/two thirty.
現(xiàn)在是兩點(diǎn)半。
At a quarter to twelve/eleven forty-five we have our lunch.
11點(diǎn)45分我們吃午餐。
6、a half 二分之一,three quarters 四分之三,one-third 三分之一
eg: This piece is, what, about a half an hour long?
這首曲子有,嗯,大約半個(gè)小時(shí)那么長(zhǎng),對(duì)嗎?
More than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
四分之三以上的人口是中國(guó)人。
Tom ate one third of the cake.
湯姆吃了三分之一的蛋糕。
7、7,242: Seven thousand two hundred and forty-two
19,857,242 : Nineteen million eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand two hundred and forty-two
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