英语时间通常用以下两种方法表达：
1 直接表达法
A 用基数词 + o'clock来表示整点，注意o'clock须用单数，可以省略。如：
eight o'clock 八点钟，ten (o'clock) 十点钟
B 用基数词按钟点 + 分钟的顺序直接写出时间。如：
eleven-o-five 十一点过五分， six forty六点四十
2 间接表达法
A 如果分钟数少于30分钟，可用分钟 + past + 钟点表示，其中past是介词，意思是“过”。如：
twenty past four 四点二十 eight past one 一点八分
B 如果分钟数多于30分钟，可用（60分钟-原分钟数）+ to +（原钟点数+ 1）表示，其中to是介词，意思是“差”。如：
8:35 可表示为twenty-five to nine 差二十五分钟九点，即八点三十五（其中的分钟数twenty-five 是由60分钟减去35分钟得 到的；钟点数nine是由8加上1得到的）。
注：A 当分钟数是15分钟时，可用名词quarter （一刻钟）表示。如：
7:15可表示为 a quarter past seven， 12:15可表示为 a quarter past twelve
B 当分钟数是30分钟时，可用名词half （一半）表示。如：
9:30 可表示为 half past nine，3:30可表示为 half past three。
C 若想表明是上午，可在时间后加上am或am。如：thirteen past six am （上午六点十三分）等。若想表明是下午，可 在时间后加上pm或pm。如：four o'clock pm （下午四点）等。
D 若表示的时间不够准确，可在时间前加上介词about。如：about eight （大约八点）等。
E 在时间前面应用介词at 来表示在的意思。如：at nine 在九点钟，at about five thirty-five pm 大约在下午五点三 十五分等。
英语精彩表达方式
英语中有很多表达"说"的词语,其中有一种"说"法较为独特,这便是固定"说"法。这些固定"说"法在英语中的'使用频率很高,尤其是在书面英语中,熟悉并掌握这些固定"说"法,无疑会使你的语言运用能力得以增强。现就常用的固定"说"法加以归纳。
1 generally speaking表示"一般说来",其中generally是副词,speaking是现在分词,常用在句首,作插入语。
Generally speaking, women live longer than men
2 exactly speaking表示"确切地说",是现在分词短语,作插入语。
Exactly speaking, the work was completed in six hours
3 frankly speaking表示"坦率地说",是现在分词短语,作插入语。
Frankly speaking, I don't agree with you
4 joking apart表示"正经地说",作插入语。
Joking apart, there is no need for argument over it
5 in other words表示"换句话说",是介词短语,作插入语。
John was considered a double-faced man In other words, he was not an honest man
6 in general表示"一般地来说",是介词短语,常用在句首。
In general, boys like playing football
7 in one's opinion表示"依某人来说",是介词短语,其中one's代表形容词性物主代词,常用在句首。
In my opinion, we should go out for a picnic
8 or rather表示"更确切地说",作插入语,用于句中。
He got home late last night, or rather, early this morning
9 to be honest表示"老实说",是不定式短语,作插入语。
To be honest, I don't like this novel
10 to tell you the truth表示"说实话",是不定式短语,作插入语。
To tell you the truth, I didn't want to make friends with you
11 to be frank表示"坦率地说",是不定式短语,常用在句首。
To be frank, I don't enjoy the performance
12 in the strict sense of the word表示"严格地说",是介词短语,作插入语。
In the strict sense of the word, your pronunciation is not very standard
13 personally表示"就个人来说",是副词,常用在句首。
Personally, I have no objection
14 that is表示"也就是说",作插入语。
The story happened about a century
ago, that is, a hundred years ago
15 to be more specific表示"更准确地说",是不定式短语,常用在句首。
To be more specific, it covers an area of 168 square kilometres
16 to sum up表示"概括地说",常用在句首。
To sum up, success results from hard work
Absence to love is what wind is to fire It extinguishes the small; it inflames the great (Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, French writer)
离别之于爱情好比风之于火，它能将小火熄灭，使大火熊熊燃烧。(法国作家 比西-拉比旦R)
Every man is a poet when he is in love (Plato ancient Creek philosopher)
每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。(古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity (George Bernard Shaw)
初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳G)
Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it (Josh Billings American humorist)
友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。(美国幽默作家 比林斯 J)
Friendship is love without his wings (George Gordon Byron, Bdritish poet)
友谊是没有羽翼的爱。(英国诗人 拜伦G,G)
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love (Albert Einstein, American scientist)
并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。(美国科学家)
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse (Burke Edmund, British statesman)
权力越大，滥用职权的危险就越大。(英国政治家 埃德蒙B)
The greatest of evils and the worst of crims is poverty (George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist)
最大的恶和最凶的罪是贫穷。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳G)
The paramount duty of Congress is to stop deficiencies by the restoration of that protective legislation which has always been the firmst prop of the Treasury (William Mckinley, American president)
国会的最高职责是恢复始终是国家财政最坚实支柱的保护性立法，以制止财政赤字。(美国总统 科金利W)
The people may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct judgment Were it fall to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter (Thomas Jefferson, American president)
人民是完全可以信赖的，应该让他们听到一切真实和虚伪的东西，然后作出正确的判断。倘使让我来决定，我们应该是有一个政府而不要报纸呢，还是应该有报纸而不要政府，我会毫不犹豫选择后者。(美国总统 杰斐逊T)
The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule be-gins (Soren Kierkegaard, Danish religious philowopher)
暴君死了，他统治也就结束；烈士死了，他的统治刚开始。(丹麦宗教哲学家 基尔克戈德S)
There is something behind the throne greater than the king him-self (William Pitt, British statesman)
在王座的后面还有比国王本人更伟大东西。(英国政治家 皮特W)
To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people (Junius, Unidentified letter writer)
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情。(国籍不明书信代理人 朱尼厄斯)
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasure, we must go to those who are seeking it :the pains of power is real, its pleasures imaginary (CColton Charles, British churchman)
欲知权力带来的痛苦，去问那些当权者；欲知权力带来的乐趣，去问那些追逐权势者：权力带来的痛苦是真实的，而权力带来的乐趣只不过是凭空想象的。(英国牧师 查尔斯CC)
Too fond of the right to pursue the expedient (Oliver Goldsimith, British poet)
过分喜欢权力就会不择手段。(英国诗人 哥尔德斯密斯O)
We need in politics man who have something to give, not men who have something to get (Bernard Baruch, Averican economist)
在政治中我们需要能有所奉献的人，而不是想有所收获的人。(美国经济学家 巴鲁克B)
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property (Thomas Jefferson, American President)
当一个人受到公众信任时，他就应该把自己看作公众的财产。(美国总统 杰斐逊T)
When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use attempting to rebuild it on the old plan (John Stuart Mill, BAritish economist)
当社会需要重建时，试图墨守旧的蓝图重建它是徒劳无益的。(英国经济学家 穆勒JS)
