清晨,上午,中午,下午,傍晚,晚上,午夜……
这些汉语的时间观念想必你不会搞混。
可如果叫你用英语表达,你知道怎么说吗?
可能很多人大部分会想到4个单词:
morning
afternoon
evening
night
然而,这些单词实际上只能涵盖全天2/3的时间,而且范围比较宽泛。剩下的1/3你知道怎么描述吗?一个具体的时间点你知道怎么说吗?
跟华生一起来好好捋一下吧。
凌晨
Early Morning – starts about 2 hours before the sun comes up until around 6:00 AM.
(大约从2点到6点左右太阳日出)
黎明
Dawn – when the sun rises
(当太阳照常升起)
上午
Morning –from sunrise until 12 noon
(从日出到中午12点)
正午
Noon – 12:00 PM
(中午12点)
午后
Early Afternoon – from noon till around 2 or so
(从中午到2点多)
下午
Afternoon – noon until 5
(从中午到5点)
黄昏
Late Afternoon - from 4:00 PM till about 6:00 PM.
(从4点到大约6点)
日暮
Dusk / twilight – the time just after the sun has set, but before it gets dark
(日落之后,暗夜之前)
傍晚
Early Evening – between 5 and 7
(5点到7点)
晚上
Evening – from 5 or 6 till about 10
(5、6点到10点的时间)
前夜
Late Evening – 9:00 PM until midnight.
(9点至午夜)
夜里
Night – from sunset, after it gets dark, until sunrise
(从日落之后到日出之前)
午夜
Midnight – 12:00AM
(晚上12点)
半夜
Middle of the night – from around 2 am until maybe 4 am
(大约2点至4点间)