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(2)十二小時(shí)計(jì)時(shí)法 十二小時(shí)計(jì)時(shí)法通常采用“小時(shí)數(shù)：分鐘數(shù)” 或“小時(shí)數(shù).分鐘數(shù)”的形式， 如：8:12或8.12。為了避免誤解，通常加上in the morning / a.m.（上午）或in the afternoon p.m.（下午）以示區(qū)別。 a.m.是拉丁語(yǔ) ante meridiem的縮寫形式，讀作/'ei'em /，意思是“上午”; p.m.是拉丁語(yǔ)post meridiem的縮寫形式，意思是“下午；晚上”，讀作/'pi:'em/。若表示整點(diǎn)鐘，可加o'clock，也可不加。如： 8.00 a.m./8：00 a.m. 上午八點(diǎn) 讀作：eight a.m. 或 eight in the morning. 8.45 a.m./8：45 a.m. 上午八點(diǎn)四十五 讀作：eight forty-five a.m. 或 a quarter to nine in the morning. 2.00 p.m./2：00 p.m. 下午兩點(diǎn) 讀作：two(o'clock) p.m. 或 two (o'clock) in the afternoon. 3.30 p.m./3:30 p.m. 下午三點(diǎn)半 讀作：three thirty p/m. 或 half past three in the afternoon 5.15 p.m./5:15 p.m. 下午五點(diǎn)一刻 讀作：five fifteen p.m. 或 a quarter past five in the afternoon. 8.55 p.m./8:55 p.m. 晚上八點(diǎn)五十五 讀作：eight fifty-five at night 或 five to nine at night (at night指日落后到半夜零時(shí)。） |
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