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这里是《全耳英语》播客，第2674期。
This is an All Ears English podcast episode twenty six seventy four.
现在是《全耳英语》时间。
It's All Ears English o'clock.
欢迎收听《全耳英语》播客，下载量已超过两亿次。
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200,000,000 times.
你是不是觉得英语学习卡住了？
Are you feeling stuck with your English?
我们将告诉你如何变得无所畏惧、流利自如，专注于交流而非完美，由你的美国主持人——英语冒险家林赛·麦克马洪和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，从美国科罗拉多州和纽约市为你带来。
We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American hosts, Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
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And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week, go to allearsenglish.com forward slash subscribe.
你知道为什么母语者在谈论时间时用“o'clock”这个词吗？
Do you know why native speakers use the phrase o'clock when they talk about time?
今天，我们来了解它的来源，它在今天有多常用，并学习一些日常交流中关于时间的自然表达。
Today, find out where it comes from, how relevant it is today, and get some natural expressions to connect around time in your daily life.
你是不是懂很多英语，但一到开口说的时候还是不太自信？
Do you know a lot of English but still don't totally trust your English when it's time to speak?
也许你懂语法，但在真实对话中，你会怀疑自己。
Maybe you know the grammar, but in a real conversation, you second guess yourself.
你一个词一个词地造句，或者因为怕犯错而把回答说得特别短。
You build sentences word by word, or you keep your answers short because you're afraid of making a mistake.
这正是我们在B1英语流利课程中帮你解决的问题。
That's exactly what we help you fix inside our B1 English Fluency course.
你会把语法、词汇、听力和口语结合起来，这样就能在日常生活中更独立地使用英语。
You'll bring grammar, vocabulary, listening, and speaking together so that you can start using English more independently in everyday life.
另外，你还会加入一个有老师支持的社区。
Plus, you'll be a part of a connected community with teacher support.
现在，B1英语流利课程最高优惠100美元，但只到周日。
And right now, B1 English Fluency is up to $100 off, but only until Sunday.
去 allearsenglish.com/b1 立即加入吧。
Go to allearsenglish.com/b1 to join now.
再说一遍，网址是 allearsenglish.com/letterbnumberone。
Again, that's allearsenglish.com/letterbnumberone.
到时候见。
See you there.
嘿，米歇尔。
Hey, Michelle.
今天怎么样？
How's it going today?
嘿，林赛。
Hey, Lindsey.
我挺好的。
I'm doing well.
林赛，你早上通常几点起床？
Lindsey, what time do you normally wake up in the morning?
大概在六点四十五到七点二十五之间吧。
Somewhere between 06:45 and 07:25.
非常具体。
Very specific.
我知道。
I know.
非常具体。
Very specific.
是的。
Yeah.
那确实很具体。
That is specific.
嗯。
Mhmm.
对。
Yeah.
对我来说，这真的要看情况。
For me, it it really depends.
但通常我女儿会跟我们睡一起，然后他就一直取笑我，说，等等。
But, usually, my daughter comes into bed with us, and then it it really it's just all I makes fun of me because he's like, wait.
你连闹钟都不设。
You don't even set an alarm.
我为什么要设闹钟呢？
And why would I need to?
我有两个人特别热衷于把我叫醒。
I have two people to who are very keen on waking me up.
是的。
Yes.
我这儿有真人闹钟。
I have human alarm clocks in there.
是的。
Yes.
所以，就是这样。
So but yeah.
所以今天，当我们谈论时间时，我们经常在整点后说o'clock，比如12点、1点、5点。
So today so when we talk about time, we often say o'clock after an exact hour, like 12:00, 01:00, 05:00.
Lindsay，这个词怎么拼？
How do you spell this, Lindsay?
有点奇怪。
It's kinda weird.
我觉得它有点过时了。
It's it's it feels old fashioned to me.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
所以是o加撇号再加clock，c-l-o-c-k。
So it's o apostrophe clock, c l o C K.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
嗯。
Mhmm.
对。
Yeah.
你想想看，这其实是个挺有趣的缩写。
If you think of it, it's it's it's a funny little contraction.
而且，对。
And Yeah.
你知道，林赛，你平时会说o'clock吗？
You know, we Lindsey, do you generally say o'clock?
这是个好问题。
That's a good question.
我觉得我会。
I think I do.
大概一半的时候吧。
Maybe half the time.
对我来说可能一半一半吧。
Maybe it's, like, fifty fifty for me.
三点整或者三点。
03:00 or three.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
我觉得我
I think I
对。
yeah.
我不知道。
I don't know.
我真的得特别注意自己有没有说，但有时候听到别人说“o'clock”的时候，那个词的发音，就是“clock”那个部分，总是特别吸引我的注意。
I have to pay attention really to if I do it or not, but I always there are sometimes when I hear someone say o'clock and it, like something about the way the words sound, the clock, it's like it it it always stands out to me.
对。
Yeah.
确实。
It's true.
我不知道
I don't
为什么。
know why.
我觉得我可能会说AM或者PM。
I think I I say maybe, like, AM or PM.
我倾向于说AM比PM多，因为如果有什么事情发生在凌晨，比如凌晨两点。
I will tend to say AM more than PM because if something's happening, like, early in the morning, it's 2AM.
我们现在为什么还醒着？
Why are we up right now?
对吧？
Right?
对。
Right.
我不太说PM，因为如果我是下午两点还醒着，那没什么特别的。
I don't say PM very much because it's not very notable if I'm up at 2PM.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Right.
所以就只有凌晨两点。
So just have a 2AM.
天哪。
Oh my gosh.
太晚了。
It's so late.
对。
Right.
是的。
Yeah.
没错。
Exactly.
其实，那会是个有趣的后续话题。
That'd be an interesting follow-up, actually.
我们什么时候用AM和PM，怎么用，以及什么时候用它们更合理。
When do we use AM and PM and how and when it makes more sense.
所以，是的。
So yeah.
不过我们研究了一下。
So but we looked into it.
有一篇文章出现了，我们研究了它的起源，想弄明白为什么我们会说“o'clock”。
An article came up, and we looked into the origin to understand why do we say o'clock.
明白。
Mhmm.
所以今天，我们要分享为什么我们会说“o'clock”，然后还会给大家介绍一些用这个词的有趣习语。
So today, we're sharing why we say o'clock, and then we're gonna give you some fun idioms using this word.
所以这期节目会非常有趣、非常实用。
So this is gonna be a really fun, useful episode.
对。
Yeah.
那在文章里，我们……我们再次找到了，我们有没有说过文章标题？
So in the article, we so we found again, did did we say the article title yet?
没有。
No.
我们还没说。
We didn't yet.
对吧？
Right?
我们还没说。
We didn't.
但我们还想提醒大家点一下关注按钮。
But we also wanna remind you guys to hit the follow button.
对。
Yes.
我已经抢先一步了。
I'm one step ahead here.
是的。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
哦，你已经——是不是太
Oh, you already is that too
超前了？
far ahead?
没有。
No.
我已经领先太多了。
I'm too far ahead.
开始了。
Here we go.
太远了。
Too far.
太远了。
Too far.
就像米歇尔说的，请点一下关注按钮。
Like Michelle said, please hit the follow button.
确保你关注了我们的节目。
Make sure you are following the show.
这样我们的节目就会自动出现在你的播客列表里，在Apple Podcasts上，你就不会错过任何一期了。
When you do that, our show drops into your listening queue and Apple Podcasts, and you will not miss a beat.
你一个节目都不会错过。
You will not miss a single episode.
对吧？
Right?
没错。
Exactly.
没错。
Exactly.
所以，是的，我们在《赫芬顿邮报》的一篇文章里找到了答案。
So, yeah, we found the answer in a Huffington Post article.
这篇文章是卡罗琳·博洛尼亚写的，标题是《为什么我们说“几点钟”来报时？》。
So this was by Caroline Bologna, and it was called Why Do We Say O'clock When Telling Time?
让我查一下这篇文章的日期。
Let me just get the date for this.
是2026年3月5日。
It was 03/05/2026.
对。
Mhmm.
所以，我们今天就来聊聊这个话题吧。
So, yeah, let let's let's talk about this today.
非常有意思的内容。
Very interesting stuff.
文章里提到，机械钟发明之后，人们确实会说“of the clock”。
So in the article, what they share is that so after mechanical clocks were invented, you know, people actually would say of the clock.
是的。
Yeah.
有道理。
That makes sense.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
我大概也猜到是这样了。
I kinda think I sort of figured that's what it was.
对吧？
Right?
因为这挺直观的，不过我们今天可以在这里确认一下。
Because it's sort of intuitive, but we can clarify this here today.
对吧？
Right?
所以就是说，那是按照钟表的时间，而不是按照什么，米歇尔？
So it's like saying that was the time according to the clock Instead of according to what, Michelle?
他们之前用什么？
What were they using before?
教堂的钟声或者太阳什么的。
The church bells or the sun or something like that.
对。
Yeah.
所以“of the clock”就变成了“of clock”。
So of the clock became of clock.
对。
Mhmm.
然后又进一步缩短成了“o'clock”。
And that became shortened further to o'clock.
是的。
Yeah.
有意思。
Interesting.
而且我们今天还在这么说。
And we're still saying it today.
但我们不说“o'clock”。
But we don't say o'clock.
我们说“o'clock”。
We say o'clock.
O'clock。
O'clock.
对。
Yeah.
这个发音很不一样。
There's a it's a very different sound.
更像是一个弱读音。
It's more of a schwa sound.
Clock。
Clock.
对。
Yeah.
O'clock。
O'clock.
12点整。
12:00.
对。
Yeah.
而且，你知道，文章里也提到这和发音有关。
And, you know, the article also mentioned that it had to deal with sounds.
对吧？
Right?
对吧？
Right?
它变得自然是因为发音的关系。
It it became natural because with pronunciation.
我的意思是，要说“of”然后“clock”
I mean, to say of then clock
嗯。
Mhmm.
意思是，你想一下，从嘴的前部一直移到后部，从“f”的音到“clock”的“cluh”音。
Means, if you think about it, moving from the front all the way to the back of your mouth, the f sound to the cluh Of the clock.
对。
Yeah.
of clock。
Of of clock.
of clock。
Of clock.
of clock。
Of clock.
of clock。
Of clock.
对吧？
Right?
所以真的就是这样。
So it's really like that.
你想想看，这有点像连读，然后自然就缩短了，我猜。
If you think about it, it's kinda like just connected speech and it became naturally shortened, I guess.
对。
Yeah.
说o'clock比说of clock容易多了。
It's just so much easier to say o'clock than of clock.
哦，那当然。
Oh, for sure.
对。
Yeah.
而且我们倾向于说那些容易说的。
And we'd like to say what's easy.
我觉得大多数语言可能都朝那个方向发展。
I think most languages probably tend toward that direction.
就是说那些能建立联系的东西。
Let's say what builds connection.
就是说我们能理解、能听到的东西。
Let's say what we understand and what we hear.
所以是o'clock，不是o'clock，也不是of the clock。
So o'clock, not o'clock, not of the clock.
那我们什么时候说o'clock呢，Michelle？
So when do we say o'clock, Michelle?
当……对。
When Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
嗯，我们说当小时是整点的时候。
Well, we say when the hour is exact.
对吧？
Right?
所以我们不会说05:30 o'clock。
So we're not gonna say 05:30 o'clock ever.
会说05:00、07:00、11:00。
Would say 05:00, 07:00, 11:00.
对吧？
Right?
从来不说11点15分整。
Never 11:15 o'clock.
不是说不可以，而是必须整点，没有多余的分钟才行。
It's not not gonna it has to be when the hour is exact, when it's even no added minutes.
而且我们还可以说一些其他的话，来确保表达清楚是正好准点。
And there are additional things we can say to to make sure we're being clear that it's right on the dot.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yes.
所以那其实就是其中一个，我们就直接跳到那个吧。
So that is actually one of them, and we'll just skip ahead to that one.
我们可以说“准点”。
We could say on the dot.
这里我们也不需要说“on”或者“o'clock”。
We don't need on we don't need o a clock here also.
对吧？
Right?
我们不会说“on the dot o'clock”。
We don't we don't say on the dot o'clock.
或者我想你可以说“05:00 on the dot”。
Or I guess you could say 05:00 on the dot.
你可以这么说。
You could say that.
我会这么说。
I would say that.
是的。
Yeah.
你难道不会吗？
Wouldn't you?
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
我觉得你可以说，对，七点整。
I guess you could say, yeah, seven 07:00 on the dot.
对吧？
Right?
但其实你也不需要这么说。
But you you also don't need it.
所以你可以说，比如，公交车每天早上七点整到。
So you could say something like the bus arrives every morning at seven on the dot.
对。
Yeah.
我本来可以说七点整，但这么说太绕口了。
I could have said 07:00 on the dot, but it's a it's a mouthful.
确实有点绕口。
It's a mouthful.
你真的需要说那么多吗？
Do you really need to say all those things?
对吧？
Right?
除非你特别强调别错过公交车。
Unless you're really emphasizing don't miss the bus.
对吧？
Right?
早上七点整。
07:00AM on the dot.
你可以这么说。
You could.
你可以这么说。
You could say that.
或者课程十点整开始。
Or class starts at ten on the dot.
所以“整点”是我们常用的一种说法。
So on the dot is one thing we say.
还有别的说法吗？
What else could we say?
准点。
Sharp.
这让我想起我爸爸。
This makes me think of my dad.
我记得他好像也这么说，用来强调某个时间点很准确。
I said, like, I think he says so also to emphasize, it's the exact time to do something.
这其实是在说你想准时到某个地方，或者告诉别人某件事会准时开始。
This is really about when you wanna be at somewhere on time or tell something that something is starting on time.
因为有时候像婚礼啊，或者各种场合，都需要这样。
I mean, because sometimes things like a wedding or, you know, just different places.
我是说，这又回到了我们之前聊过的关于时间和事情实际开始时间的那些话题。对。
I mean, this goes back to many conversations we've had about time and when things actually Yeah.
我们可能会说一个时间，但大家心里都清楚实际上会晚一点。
That we might say a time, but people really know that it's actually a little later.
所以你可能想用“sharp”来明确告诉他们，不，不是的。
So you might wanna use sharp to actually tell them like, no.
就是，这实际上就是开始的时间。
Like, this is this is actually the time it's starting.
所以……
So
对。
Yeah.
而且，如果你听到，比如晚餐在几点开始，晚餐就是个很好的例子。
And if and very importantly, if you hear that, if you hear the dinner starts at like, dinner is a good example.
当你举办一个晚宴的时候，
When you host a dinner party,
我的意思是，
I mean,
你应该尽量准时到。
you should try to be on time.
但是当你举办——抱歉。
But when you host when sorry.
当你去别人家参加聚会时，如果不是晚餐，晚到一点可能没关系。
When you attend someone's party at their house, it might if it's not dinner, it might be okay to arrive a little late.
对吧？
Right?
大多数人参加非晚餐聚会都不会准时到。
Not most people don't arrive to non dinner parties right on time.
但如果你听到活动是五点整开始，那就建议你四点五十九或四点五十八到，对吧。
But if you hear this event starts at 05:00 sharp, be there at like 04:59 or 04:58, right, is my recommendation.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
比如说，会议两点整开始，或者火车三点整发车。
So for example, the meeting starts at 02:00 sharp or our train leaves at 03:00 sharp.
所以就是别马虎。
So it's kinda like don't mess around.
就像，你其实……嗯。
Like, you actually Mhmm.
你真的得特别留意。
You gotta really be mindful here.
完全同意。
Totally.
是的。
Yeah.
这确实涉及到文化差异之类的问题，但火车可不会等文化。
And that that really gets into cultural differences and things, but trains do not wait for culture.
火车就是按点跑的。
Trains just run.
嗯，其实我也不太确定。
Well, actually, I don't I don't know.
我是说，
I mean,
我知道在日本，所有火车都准时运行。
I know I know in Japan, all the trains ran right on schedule.
对。
Yes.
但即使在美国，火车也是会跑的。
But even in The US, I mean, the trains run.
嗯，有时候可能会晚点吧。
Well, sometimes they're late, I guess.
但如果你买了张11点20的火车票，它大概就会在11点20开走，你也没办法。
But if you buy a ticket for, like, an 11:20 train, like, it's probably gonna start rolling at 11:20, you know, and you have no choice.
没得商量，
There's no negotiating with
火车可不会跟你讨价还价。
the train.
对。
Yeah.
没错。
Exactly.
就是这样。
That's the thing.
不管火车是准时开还是晚点，你都没法跟它商量。
It's like whether it's gonna leave early or late or on I mean, whether it's gonna leave on time or late, there's no negotiating with the train.
所以你得做好这种准备。
So you just have to be prepared for things like that.
对。
Yeah.
你最好还是先坐在火车上，是的。
You just you it's better to be sitting on the train Yes.
总比追着火车跑要好。
And, yeah, than running after it.
完全同意。
Totally agree.
就像电影里演的那样。
Like they do in the movies.
比如，还记得那个……对。
Like, remember with Yes.
是什么来着？
What was it?
《女子棒球队》里，他们跑着跑着就跳上去了。
A League of Their Own where they run and somehow they jump on.
我觉得那太不现实了。
I think it's very unrealistic.
对。
Yeah.
好。
Okay.
还有别的吗，米歇尔？
What else, Michelle?
我们需要
Do we need
所以，对。
to So so yeah.
时钟通常不是必需的。
A clock is usually optional.
对吧？
Right?
这就是关键所在。
That's the thing.
这就是有趣的地方。
That's what's interesting here.
因为如果意思已经很清楚了，我们完全可以省略掉它。
Because if the meaning is clear, we can just drop it altogether.
所以晚餐是六点。
So dinner is at 06:00.
对。
Mhmm.
这几乎就像——我甚至不知道为什么我们要说它，因为你不能只说晚餐是六点。
It's almost like a I don't even know why we say it because you can't just say dinner is at six.
我只是觉得它有点自然就说出来了。
I just think it's kind of it comes out.
要么是说话的时候自然带出来，要么你就不说。
It either comes out when you're a speaker, you don't.
或者就是很自然，或者不是当下那个时刻。
Or just pretty natural or it's not in the moment.
确实，真的。
It's it's really yeah.
它确实挺可选的。
It is pretty optional.
挺有意思的。
It's interesting.
但是，当然，如果加了分钟，我们之前也说过，我们就不说“点”了。
But, of course, if minutes are added, we and we said this before, we drop the o'clock.
对吧？
Right?
所以一点零二就是一点零二。
So 01:02 is 01:02.
两点零五，两点零五。
02:05, 02:05.
我们从来不说两点零五分，就像我们之前说的那样。
We never say 02:05 o'clock like we said before.
对吧？
Okay?
没错。
Exactly.
然后当分钟数通常在零一到零九之间时，美国人通常会把零说成“哦”。
And then when the minutes are usually between o one and o nine, Americans usually say o for the zero.
嗯。
Mhmm.
所以，比如，你不会真的说，哦，现在是一点零二分。
So, like, you don't really say, oh, it's 01:02 now.
对。
Right.
对吧？
Right?
是01:02。
It's 01:02.
对。
Yes.
这点也很重要。
That's important too.
有意思。
Interesting.
嗯。
Mhmm.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
好的。
Okay.
还有，比如05:30，你也可以说，我是说，嗯，其实，对我来说，说half past five听起来更像英式英语，但你们可能会这么说。
What Also, like, for 05:30, you can also say I mean, well, actually, to me, it sounds more British to say half past five, but you people people would say it.
你不这么觉得吗？
You don't think so?
我觉得我从来不会那么说。
I don't I feel like I never say that.
他们不知道。
Don't they don't know.
我们没事。
We okay.
我不打算教英式英语，因为我不是英国人，但我以为他们会说half five，但我不确定那是不是
I'm not gonna try to teach British English because I'm not British, but I thought that they said half five, but I'm not sure if that's
哦，也许吧。
Oh, maybe.
那是half past five还是half past four。
If that's half past five or half past four.
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其实我也不太确定。
Actually, I'm not sure.
各位，你们得去问一个英国人。
Guys, you gotta ask someone who's British.
我真的不太清楚。
I don't really know.
但对我来说，half past five 这种说法挺美式的。
But half past five for me is is pretty American, I think.
我是说，我会这么说。
I mean, I say it.
对。
Yeah.
我不知道。
I don't know.
我不会那么说，但我会这么说。
I don't say that one, but I would do this.
比如，不说三点四十五，我可能会说差一刻四点。
Instead of 03:45, I might, like, I might say quarter to four.
或者就这样。但我还是更可能说，你知道，我觉得在美式英语里，人们很可能直接说数字，但你也有别的说法。
Or so right there But I I'm still I'm still more likely to say you know, I think in American English, it's there's a good chance that people are just saying the numbers, but you do have options.
也许现在听起来有点老派了。
Maybe it's a little quaint now.
其实你甚至可以说四点一刻。
I mean, you could even say quarter past four.
现在不太常听到了，但我记得小时候经常听到。
I don't hear that as much anymore, but I feel like I used to hear that a lot when I was a kid.
比如，我妈妈以前就这么说。
Like, my mom used to say that.
四点一刻，还有你可能听到的，比如差一刻四点。
Quarter past Another thing you might hear is, like, quarter two.
差一刻四点。
Quarter to four.
差一刻四点。
Quarter four.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
或者，如果你知道是几点，比如你已经知道是哪个小时，有人可能就直接省略掉，说，哦，比如，公交车差一刻到。
Or or even if you know what hour, like, if you already know what hour, somebody might just drop that and say, like, oh, like, yeah, the the bus is coming at quarter two.
对吧？
Right?
如果你知道，比如，哦，公交车通常几点来，你知道，如果大家都知道是哪个小时，你可能就直接说，哦，差一刻。
If you know, like, oh, the bus usually comes at, you know, if you if you're if it's known the hour, you might just say, oh, at quarter two.
差一刻。
Quarter two.
然后你的发音就得稍微变一下，因为得用那个停顿来结束这个意思，差一刻，句号。
And then your pronunciation has to change a little bit because it has to take up that space to finish the thought quarter two, period.
对。
Yeah.
这可是个高手技巧。
That's an ninja tip.
真有意思。
Very interesting.
高手技巧。
Ninja tip.
高手技巧。
Ninja tip.
这是个
That's a
二级水平的技巧。
c two level tip.
我喜欢这个。
I love it.
好的。
Alright.
不错。
Good stuff.
你有没有在英语对话结束后想过：我知道自己想说什么。
Have you ever walked away from an English conversation thinking, I knew what I wanted to say.
那为什么就是说不出来呢？
So why couldn't I say it?
这种感觉可能发生在你学了很多英语，但需要的时候，这些知识却拼不到一起。
That feeling can happen when you've learned a lot of English, but the pieces still don't work together when you need them.
时间一长，你就不再相信自己的英语了。
And after a while, you stop trusting your English.
你会怀疑自己的语法，在脑子里翻译，把想法说得更简单，因为长句子感觉太冒险了。
You question your grammar, you translate in your head, you make your idea smaller because a long sentence feels too risky.
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One more time, that's allearsenglish.com/letterbnumberone.
好的。
Alright.
那么，有没有和时钟相关的习语呢？
So are there any expressions with a clock?
我的意思是，我们已经讨论了什么时候用，什么时候可以省略，但有没有真正的习语表达？
I mean, we've talked about when we use it, when we can drop it, but do we have any actual idiomatic expressions?
是的。
Yes.
哦，对。
Oh, yeah.
当然。
Of course.
所以这是关于时钟的某种说法。
So it's something a clock.
这是一种热情或有点老套的说法，表示该做某事了。
So an enthusiastic or cheesy way to say it's time to do something.
所以通常和食物或饮料有关。
So it's usually related to food or drinks.
我觉得我们可能之前稍微提过这个，但这在日常对话中不一定是超级常见，你可能更多在社交媒体上看到。
And I think we may have talked about this a little bit, but this isn't necessarily super common in everyday speech, but you might see it more on social media.
或者，我的意思是，你可能会说。
Or, I mean, you might say it.
现在是咖啡时间。
It's coffee o'clock.
下班五点的时候，就是啤酒时间之类的。
It's beer o'clock or something by the time you leave work at 05:00.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
是啤酒时间。
It's beer o'clock.
是红酒时间。
It's wine o'clock.
对。
Yeah.
这说法可能有点流行，现在也挺流行的。
It's a little bit maybe was trendy, is trendy.
我不知道。
I don't know.
这得看你的性格。
It sort of depends on your personality.
如果你是那种就想庆祝、享受生活、沉浸在这种氛围里的人，那你就会这么说。
If you're this person that just wants to celebrate and, like, live like, just consume that kind of thing, that's what you do.
所以你可能会这么说。
So you might say that.
对吧？
Right?
也许你是邀请同事下班后去喝一杯。
Maybe you're inviting colleagues out for a drink after work.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
是的。
Yep.
然后这个非常常见。
And then this one is very common.
我的意思是，你会看到它，你会看到这个，你会看到它出现在T恤上。
I mean, you'll see it you'll see this all you'll see it on shirts.
你会看到它，你知道，就是“某地已经五点了”。
You'll see it, you know, it's it's 05:00 somewhere.
所以这是一种开玩笑的说法，表示在一天中的任何时候喝啤酒或其他酒精饮料都没关系，因为
So this is a joking way to say that it's okay to have a beer or another kind of alcoholic drink at any time of day because
世界上某个地方已经是五点了。
It's 05:00 somewhere in the world.
对吧，米歇尔？
Right, Michelle?
对。
Right.
那为什么我们说的是五点呢？
Which is and what's what's why do we say 05:00?
为什么不是八点或者三点呢？
Why not, you know, 08:00 or 03:00?
大多数人想到的是典型的工作日，朝九晚五。
Most people think of the typical workdays nine to five.
是的。
Yeah.
然后人们下班了，去参加欢乐时光。
And people are getting out of work, going to happy hour.
欢乐时光通常从五点开始。
Happy hour often starts at five.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Mhmm.
对。
Mhmm.
那你午餐要喝葡萄酒吗？
So are you ordering wine with lunch?
嘿，现在某地已经是下午五点了。
Hey, it's 05:00 somewhere.
所以，所以你是说好
So So are you saying yes
还是不好？
or no?
你是说好吗？
Are you saying yes?
好。
Yes.
是的。
Yes.
我说的是是的。
I'm saying yes.
所以，对，这算是支持喝酒的说法。
So, yeah, this is kind of a pro drinking thing to say.
对。
Yeah.
只是要注意一下你身边是谁。
Just be careful maybe who you're around.
如果你和老板一起吃午饭，最好别这么说。
If you're having lunch with your boss, maybe avoid that.
我也不确定。
I don't know.
对。
Yeah.
你在这里有点放松了。
You're letting loose a bit here.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yes.
是的。
Yes.
没错。
Exactly.
然后我们还有，就一个
And then we'll do we have just a
哦，对。
Oh, yeah.
或者再来两个。
Is or two more.
所以我喜欢这个。
So I like this one.
05:00的影子。
05:00 shadow.
对。
Yeah.
我都忘了这些说法了。
I forgot about these expressions.
太好玩了。
That's so fun.
我知道。
I know.
这些是不是很有趣？
Aren't these fun?
对。
Yeah.
所以这就是指男人脸上长出的短胡茬，一天下来会慢慢长出来。
So this is when a man has short facial hair that grows in over the day.
他们早上刮胡子，然后到了下午五点，有些男人，我猜，到五点就有点胡茬了。
So they shave in the morning, and then by 5PM, they've some some men have, I guess, a little bit of fuzz by 05:00.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
丹一直留着大胡子，所以他不会有五点钟的胡茬。
Dan just has a full on beard all the time, so he doesn't get a 05:00 shadow.
胡子现在很流行，
Beards are style
我觉得。
right now, I think.
是的。
Yes.
对。
Yeah.
没错。
Exactly.
所以那个五点钟的影子让他看起来很粗犷。
So that 05:00 shadow gives him a rugged look.
对。
Right.
就算我刮了胡子，还是会有五点钟的影子。
Or even if I shave, I still get a five o'clock shadow.
是的。
Yeah.
所以这真的是男人的话题。
And so that's just that's really a men's thing to say.
还有一个短语是“around the clock”。
And then another phrase is around the clock.
对。
Mhmm.
所以，我有些朋友是护士，他们工作很辛苦。
So, I mean, I have some friends who are nurses and they work.
他们得熬过实习期，还要上夜班。
They had to put in their pay their dues and work the night shift.
有时候甚至一周上四天班，但几乎全天都在工作。
Or even sometimes they work, like, four days a week, but they work almost around the clock.
虽然不是完全全天，但差不多，比如每天十个小时之类的。
Not not exactly, but almost around the clock, like, ten hour days or something.
太疯狂了。
Crazy.
是的。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
所以急诊室的护士和医生是全天候工作的，或者你也可以说我们为了按时完成项目而夜以继日地工作。
So ER nurses and doctors work around the clock, or you could say we worked around the clock to finish the project in time.
所以，是的，就是连续不断，白天黑夜都在工作。
So, yeah, continuously all day, all night.
你知道，这有点夸张，但意思就是说你
You know, it's somewhat of an exaggeration, but it's just doesn't mean you
工作了十二个小时，但感觉就像工作了一整天。
work twelve hours, but it feels like you did.
对吧？
Right?
或者对于急诊医生来说，可能真的是连续工作十二个小时。
Or it could actually literally with the ER doctors, they probably do work twelve hours straight.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
是的。
Yep.
好的。
Okay.
米歇尔，我们来角色扮演一下。
Role play time, Michelle.
今天我们给听众们抛出了很多话题。
We have thrown out a lot here for our listeners today.
没错。
Yes.
那我们就把这些串成一段对话吧。
So let's bring it into one conversation.
好，那我们开始吧。
Are Bring it in.
我们马上要坐飞机了，所以我们会一起飞。
We have a flight coming up here, so we'll be flying together.
好的。
Alright.
我们的航班几点起飞？
What time does our flight leave?
哦，十点整起飞，所以我们不能迟到。
Oh, it leaves at 10:00 sharp, so we can't be late.
好的。
Okay.
那我们得七点整出发。
So we should leave at seven on the dot then.
同意。
Agreed.
那我们什么时候落地？
And what time do we land?
我们大概四点左右到。
We'll get there around 04:00.
哇。
Wow.
那真是漫长的一天。
That's a long day.
感觉我们一直在不停地飞，尤其是从美国飞到亚洲，或者甚至飞到东欧，那种感觉真的特别漫长。
I feel like we've been traveling around the clock, and that's how it can feel if you fly to especially from The US and fly to Asia or even, like, Eastern Europe, it can feel so long.
对。
Yeah.
在那边有时候会觉得有点与世隔绝，你懂吗？
A little isolated over here in some ways, you know?
不过也不是，就是，嗯，对。
But no, it's yeah.
确实是这样。
It's true.
对。
Yeah.
我一直觉得住在欧洲会很棒，可以随时去尝试那样的旅行。
I always think it would be great to live in Europe and just be able to try Something like that.
我的意思是，你知道，很多美国人出国留学的时候就是这样。
And I mean, that's how when I you know, when a lot of Americans, they study abroad.
对。
Yeah.
明白。
Mhmm.
比如在欧洲，他们每个周末都会坐短途航班去某个地方。
Like, in Europe, and then they every weekend, they try and go somewhere on a short flight.
太棒了。
It's awesome.
我就是这么做的。
That's what I did.
对。
Yeah.
我在巴黎留学，而且我买了一张那种火车票。
I studied in Paris, and every I got one of those train tickets.
不知道现在还有没有那种票，就是欧洲之星火车票。
I don't know if they do that anymore, the Euro Star train ticket.
嗯哼。
Uh-huh.
然后我基本上每个周末都会去车站，说走就走，去瑞士。
And then I just sort of, like, every weekend, would go to the station and let's go to Switzerland.
去意大利。
Let's go to Italy.
感觉特别方便，因为跟在美国生活完全不一样。
Like, it was just so easy because it's so different from living in The States.
我是说，你知道，这是一趟很长的飞行，尤其是从丹佛出发，跟从东海岸出发相比。
I mean, you you know, it's a big flight, especially from Denver versus the East Coast.
其实，差别挺大的。
Actually, it makes a big difference.
我搬到丹佛后注意到，从欧洲过来的话，要多飞四个小时横跨美国。
I've noticed since I moved to Denver, it's it's that extra four hours across the country if you come from Europe.
你懂我的意思吗？
You know what I mean?
比如，巴黎到纽约不算太糟，但加上四个小时就多了。
Like, you know, Paris to New York is not terrible, but you add an extra four hours.
巴黎到丹佛。
Paris to Denver.
对。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
这可不是小事。
It's a big deal.
对。
Yeah.
当然。
Sure.
对。
Yeah.
好了，我们开始角色扮演吧，米歇尔。
Anyways, let's go through the role play, Michelle.
可以吗？
Shall we?
好的。
Alright.
所以，你刚才问我们的航班几点起飞？
So I I you said what time does our flight leave?
我说了，十点整起飞。
And I said it leaves at 10:00 sharp.
嗯。
Mhmm.
对。
Yep.
然后我说，好的。
And then I said, okay.
那我们得七点整出发。
So we should leave at seven on the dot then.
现在我们得特别精确，因为要去机场。
Now we're trying to be very precise because we're going to the airport.
在机场可不能迟到，马虎不得。
You don't wanna mess around with being late at the airport.
没错。
No.
然后你说，我们几点落地？
And then you said, what time do we land?
我说，我们大概四点左右到。
And I said, we'll get there around 04:00.
对。
Mhmm.
然后我说，哇。
And then I said, wow.
这一天可真够长的。
It's a long day.
感觉我们一直在不停地赶路。
I feel like we've been traveling around the clock.
好。
Okay.
对。
Mhmm.
好的。
Alright.
米歇尔，如果听众喜欢了解时间，还有哪一集可以推荐他们现在去听？
Michelle, what's another episode our listeners could check out now if they like learning about time?
时间很重要。
Time matters.
对。
Yeah.
嗯，这期节目有点年头了，但我们确实想重点推荐一下。
Well, this is going way back, but we definitely wanna highlight it.
那是第1478期。
It was episode fourteen seventy eight.
那期叫《是时候了》。
That was it's about time.
我记得这期。
I remember this.
用时钟来指方向。
Using a clock to give direction.
我们之前聊过怎么用时钟来告诉别人东西在哪个位置。
So we talked about how to use a clock to share where things are located.
你还记得这个吗，Lindsay？
Remember this, Lindsay?
在你三点钟方向。
At your 03:00.
在你两点钟方向。
At your 02:00.
对。
Yeah.
我记得那个。
I remember that.
说实话，各位，找那期节目最好的方法就是去我们的应用里搜。
I mean, the best way to find that episode, guys, honestly, would be to go to the app.
去应用那里。
Go to the app.
免费下载。
Download it for free.
Allearsenglish.com/app。
Allearsenglish.com/app.
然后在节目列表最顶部的搜索栏里输入。
And then hit the search bar at the very top of the episode list.
输入1478。
Type in 1478.
不然的话，你往下翻要花太长时间。
Otherwise, it's gonna take you too long to scroll down.
对。
Yeah.
别不知道。
Don't no.
不。
No.
不。
No.
不。
No.
别往下翻。
Don't scroll.
别往下翻。
Don't scroll.
别别，别往下翻。
Don't Don't scroll.
没错。
Exactly.
米歇尔，我们今天的要点是什么？
Michelle, what's our takeaway today?
哎呀，天哪。
Oh, man.
嗯，这真的很有意思。
Well, this was really interesting.
我是说，我们了解了一点关于“o'clock”的起源，它是什么意思，以及它是怎么演变的。
I mean, we learned a little bit about the origin of, you know, o'clock and what it means and how it evolved.
对。
Mhmm.
然后我们学到了很多内容，很多用法，不仅是在字面上谈论时间，还有各种表达方式。
And then we learned a lot of content, lot of ways that it just, you know, is used not only, you know, literally talking about time, but also, you know, just with expressions.
所以这些真的非常有用，非常常见。
So really, really useful, very common, all of these.
是的。
Yeah.
很多文化表达，知道这些真的很重要。
A lot of cultural expressions that just are so and important to know.
今天的节目真棒，Michelle。
So good episode today, Michelle.
太精彩了。
Great one.
我们很快再聊。
We'll talk to you very fun.
很快。
Soon.
对。
Yeah.
好的。
Alright.
好的。
Alright.
再见，Lindsay。
Bye, Lindsay.
保重。
Take care.
再见。
Bye.
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