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一、 1.直接读，“小时 + 分钟”： 1:38 one thirty-eight 2、半小时之内的时间，可以用“分钟 + past + 小时”： 10:26 twenty-six past ten 3、半小时之外的时间，可以用“（相差的）分钟 + to + （下一）小时”： 11:49 eleven to twelve 4、如果时间恰好为半小时，可以用“half” ： 5、如果所表述的分钟和15有关，就用“ quarter” 6、整点的表达，用“o`clock”
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Time flies.时光易逝. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金. Time tries truth.时间校验真理. Time tries all.时间检验一切 Time is the father of truth.时间是真理之父 Time brings the truth to light. 时间使真相大白.或时间一到,真理自明 Time will tell.时间能说明问题. Time reveals(discloses) all things.万事日久自明 Time tries friends and fire tries gold. 时间考验朋友,烈火考验黄金 Time has wings.光阴去如飞
Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人 Time cannot be won again. 时间一去不再来 Time is ,time was ,and time is past. 现在有时间,过去有时间,时间一去不复返 Time lost can not be recalled.光阴一去不复返 Time flies like an arrow ,and time lost never returns. 光阴似箭,一去不返
Time and chance reveal all secrets. 时间与机会能提示一切秘密 To choose time is to save time.选择时间就是节省时间
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事,今日毕 Procrastination is the thief of time.拖延为时间之窃贼 What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 常将今日推明日,推到后来无踪迹） Tomorrow never comes.明天无尽头,明日何其多
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来自于《歪果仁看中国：中国人的英语为何越来越差？》的片段
"The current requirement for university students&`& English language skills is so loose that students lack the goal and motivation to study or use the language,"
“目前，对大学生英语语言技能的要求比较宽松，因此，学生缺乏学习的目标和运用语言的动力。”
English education in China is too focused on grammar and ignored oral practice. This results in students that are often too scared to speak, for fear of making a mistake. Exam-based courses make it so students merely learn for the test, not learn the language.
This leads to the blind pursuit of high English test scores. Students ignore the practical value of English. Teachers should be showing students how to express themselves and speak with others in English rather than teaching for an exam.
In Latin America, nations do not have a rigorous exam system for English, but focus on promoting the language itself.
在拉丁美洲，国家没有一个严格的英语考试体系，但是它专注于提高语言能力本身。
The Chinese government should first think about how to reduce the amount of pressure on students taking exams in order to promote change in the current system of rote English education. This is the most important step.
为了改变当前英语教育体系，中国政府应该首先考虑如何减轻学生应试的压力。这是最重要的一步。
Difficulties and pressure in the job market for overseas returnees deters a number of Chinese from studying abroad. As a result, the number of Chinese with high-level English, carefully perfected abroad, has been reduced. This could be a major reason for why English is getting worse overall in China.
While China’s overall level of English has declined, it has not affected China’s huge emphasis on English education and training. China remains one of the nations that is most committed to the study of English.
