| Time, Dates | 时间，日期 |
| next week | 下周 | last week | 上周 | |
| last night | 昨晚 | yesterday morning | 昨天早上 | |
| tomorrow afternoon | 明天下午 | five months ago | 五月之前 | |
| three days ago | 三天之前 | five hours ago | 五小时之前 | |
| the first day of summer | 夏天第一天 | |||
| the second month of winter | 冬季第二月 | |||
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| What's the date? | 日期是什么（今天几号）？
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| It's March 27, 2005. | 今天是2005年三月27日。
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| In the United States, we celebrate our independence
on July the fourth (July 4). 在美国，我们在七月四日庆祝独立。 |
| When did Columbus discover the new world? 哥伦比亚何时发现新大陆？ |
| October the 12th, 1492 (Oct. 12, 1492) | 1492年十月12日。 |
| What month is it? | 几月？ |
| It's May. | 五月。 |
| What day is it today? | 今天星期几？ |
| It's Tuesday. | 今天星期二。 |
当时间舍入最近的小时时，使用o'clock。
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当分钟也表达时，不要使用o'clock.
| It is three thirty five. | 现在3时35分. |
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| It's two forty-two. | 现在2时42分。 |
| It's five till six. | 现在差5分6点。 |
| The park is half (of) a mile from here.* | 公园离这儿有半英里。 |
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| * of 不必要。 |
| It is half past three. | 现在三点半。 |
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| It is a quarter till five. | 现在五点差十五分。
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| It is a quarter past twelve. | 现在十二点差十五分。 |