Lesson 58  What's the time?  几点钟？
Listen to the tape then answer this question.
What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight?

What are they doing at the moment ?
听录音，然后回答问题。索耶先生今晚正在做什么？
It is eight o'clock.
The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
It is ten o'clock.
Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
It is four o'clock.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden.
It is six o'clock.
In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
It is nine o'clock.
Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
New words and expressions生词和短语
o'clock             adv. 点钟

grandfather clock 落地钟，老式座钟

alarmclock闹钟

around clock=day and night 全天候（服务）

a clock watcher 老看表的人，混天黑的人

moment          n. 片刻，瞬间

at any moment 随时，任何时候

in a moment /for a moment    一会儿

from that moment on 从那个时候起

at the moment 此刻

One moment 请等一下

The moment  一。。。就。。。

 

wait a second 等等

in flash 瞬间

shop               n. 商店

go shopping 购物

do someshopping 购物

 

 o'clock

(副词)点钟

It's eight o'clock.

现在是8点钟。

He got home at 2 o'clock .

他两点钟才到家。

It happened at 8 o'clock last night.

事件将于昨晚8点钟发生。

the colock is ticking 时间正在流失

Would 3 o'clock be convenient for you ?3点钟对于你来说合适吗？

Do you have a moment 你有空吗？

 

shop

(名词)商店

Mrs.Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning,but this morning.she is going to the shops.

上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的，但今天上午，她要去商店买东西。

You can buy this at any shops.

你可以在任何一个商店买至这个东西。

The shop is open 24 hours a day.

这这商店24小时营业。

I am a work aholic but my wife is a shop aholic我是一个工作狂而我老婆是一个购物狂（aholic -酒精。阿拉伯语）

moment

(名词)片刻，瞬间

At the moment,they are playing in the garden.

此刻，他们正在花园里玩。

Just a moment,please.

请等一下。

 

 

 

Notes on the text课文注释
1 It is eight o'clock. 现在是8点钟。在英语中常用it来指时间、天气、温度或距离。这种it被称作“虚主语”。
2 by car，乘汽车。on foot，步行。这两个状语短语均用来表示方式。
3 at the moment，指眼前，“此刻”。

参考译文
现在是8点钟。孩子们每天都乘小汽车去上学，而今天，他们正步行去上学。
现在是10点钟。上午，索耶夫人通常是呆在家里的，但今天上午，她正去商店买东西。
现在是4点钟。下午，索耶夫人通常是在客厅里喝茶，但今天下午，她正在花园里喝茶。
现在是6点钟。晚上，孩子们通常是做作业，而今天晚上，他们没做作业。此刻，他们正在花园里玩。
现在是9点钟。索耶先生通常是在晚上看报，但今天晚上他没看报。此刻，他正在看一本有趣的书。

 

 笔记】

[词汇]（3）
o'clock  adv. 点钟
shop  n. 商店
moment  n. 片刻，瞬间

★o'clock   adv. 点钟
what’s the time?/ What time is it?
1、 整点：It’s … o’clock.
2、几点过几分：It’s  分钟 past 点钟. 或 It’s 点钟 分钟.
在某个钟点的1到30分钟内，用past表示。
It’s eight past three.
It’s six ten.
3、半点之后：It’s 分钟 to 点钟.
时间是在某个钟点的31分到下一个整点，常用介词to。
It’s twenty to seven.
以上两种情况也可用直接读出钟点和分钟的方式来表达。
4、半点：It’s half past 点钟.
It’s half past ten.
5、一刻钟 
① 几点15分：a quarter past 点钟
② 几点45分：a quarter to 点钟
表示在什么时间通常都需用介词at。

[语法]
一般现在时与现在进行时
一般现在时表示一般的动作或不断重复发生的动作，表示永久的情况；现在进行时表示说话时正在发生的动作，动作还没有完成，表示暂时的情况。
有些动词（如like，want，know等）不是动作动词，不能用进行时态。
一般现在时表达某个习惯性动作，通常与时间频度副词连用，如usually，always，often，sometimes，never等；现在进行时表示此时此刻正在进行的动作，一般与now，at the moment，today，this afternoon，this evening，tonight等连用。

 

They usually…but today, they are…他们总是……，但是今天他们正……
Written exercises书面练习
A Complete these sentences.
模仿例句完成以下句子。
Example：
He usually shaves at 7.00 o'clock,
but today, he ______at 8.00.
He usually shaves at 7.00 o'clock,
but today, he is shaving at 8.00.
1 She usually drinks tea in the morning, but this morning, she ______coffee.
2 They usually play in the garden in the afternoon, but this afternoon, they ______in the park.
3 He usually washes the dishes at night, but tonight he ______clothes.
B Write questions and answers following the pattern in the example.
模仿例句提问并回答。
Examples：
they/every day                      go/to school by car
What do they usually do every day?
They usually go to school by car every day.
Today                                  go/to school on foot
What are they doing today?
They are going to school on foot today.
1 she/morning                   drink/tea
morning                         drink/coffee
2 they/afternoon                play/in the garden
afternoon                       swim/in the river
3 I/evening                     cook/a meal
evening                         read/a book
4 we/night                      watch/television
tonight                         listen to/the stereo