Original Text · Elementary · Lesson 6
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Elementary · Lesson 6
Elementary · Lesson 6
01Vocabulary
01
现在(n.)
now, at present
02
点(measure)
o'clock
03
分(measure)
minute
04
开会(v.)
to hold a meeting
05
半(num.)
half
06
会议室(n.)
conference room
07
早(adj.)
early
08
迟到(v.)
to be late, to arrive late
09
对不起
I'm sorry, excuse me
10
每天(n./adv.)
every day
11
起床(v.)
to get up, to get out of bed
12
差(v.)
… to (before the hour)
13
刻(measure)
quarter (15 minutes)
14
从(prep.)
from …
15
到(prep./v.)
to …, to arrive
16
多长(pron.)
how long (of time)
17
时间(n.)
time, duration
18
分钟(n.)
minute (unit for counting duration)
19
左右(adv.)
about, approximately, around
20
但(conj.)
but, however
21
堵车
traffic jam, to be stuck in traffic
22
以后(n.)
from now on, in the future
23
一点儿
a little, a bit
02Key Sentences
01
现在几点？
What time is it now?
02
现在九点十五分。
It's 9:15 now.
03
我们几点开会？
What time does our meeting start?
04
不去，现在太早了。
I'm not going. It's too early now.
05
我迟到了，对不起。
I'm late. I'm sorry.
06
我每天六点半起床。
I get up at 6:30 every morning.
07
差一刻八点出门。
I leave home at a quarter to eight (7:45).
08
你从家到公司多长时间？
How long does it take from your home to the office?
09
以后请早一点儿出门。
Please leave a little earlier from now on.
03Dialogue
SCENE 1
tiánzhōng田中
现在几点？
lǐ lán李兰
现在九点十五分。
tiánzhōng田中
我们几点开会？
lǐ lán李兰
我们十点半开会。
tiánzhōng田中
你现在去会议室吗？
lǐ lán李兰
不去，现在太早了。
SCENE 2
lǐ lán李兰
我迟到了，对不起。
tiánzhōng田中
你每天几点起床？
lǐ lán李兰
我每天六点半起床。差一刻八点出门。
tiánzhōng田中
你从家到公司多长时间？
lǐ lán李兰
30分钟左右，但今天堵车。
tiánzhōng田中
以后请早一点儿出门。
lǐ lán李兰
好的。
04Grammar
POINT 01
(1) How to tell the time
| 1:00 | 一点 |
| 2:00 | 两点 |
| 3:00 | 三点 |
| 4:00 | 四点 |
| 5:05 | 五点〇五分 |
| 7:15 | 七点十五分七点一刻 |
| 8:30 | 八点三十分八点半 |
| 10:45 | 十点四十五分十点三刻差一刻十一点 |
| 2:50 | 两点五十分差十分三点 |
05Translation
Scene 1.
田中What time is it now?
李兰It's 9:15 now.
田中What time does our meeting start?
李兰Our meeting starts at 10:30.
田中Are you going to the conference room now?
李兰No, I'm not. It's still too early.
Scene 2.
李兰I'm late. I'm so sorry.
田中What time do you get up every day?
李兰I get up at 6:30 every morning. I leave home at 7:45.
田中How long does it take from your home to the office?
李兰About 30 minutes, but there was a traffic jam today.
田中Please leave a little earlier from now on.
李兰Sure, I will.