例如： 10:55读作 five to eleven 8:40读作 twenty to nine 4）英语中的15分钟也可以说成“一刻钟”（a quarter） 。例如： 4:15读作 a quarter past four 7:45读作 a quarter to eight 45分钟读作 three quarters 5）钟点的读法 钟点的读法分英式和美式两种，我们应对此加以注意 。
以下是英式的表达方法： 7:00读作：seveno'clock a.m./p.m. 8:15 读作：a quarter past eight/eight fifteen 9:30 读作：half past nine/nine thirty 9:45读作：a quarter to ten/nine forty-five 10:03读作：three(minutes)pastten/ten ohthree 。
8.1 one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty thirty-one thirty-two thirty-three thirty-four thirty-five thirty-six thirty-seven thirty-eight thirty-nine forty forty-one forty-two forty-three forty-four forty-five forty-six forty-seven forty-eight forty-nine fifty fifty-one fifty-two fifty-three fifty-four fifty-five fifty-six fifty-seven fifty-eight fifty-nine sixty 。
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