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----Traditional Cantonese----

現在幾點？

時間是什麼？

現在幾點？

人們經常提起時間，究竟時間是什麼？

時間就是事情發生的時候。

時間也是用來表示事情發生了多久。

時間單位

連續很快地拍手四次。

拍一下手就過了一秒。

六十秒是一分鐘。

六十分鐘是一小時。

二十四小時是一日。

我們用鐘顯示時間。

我們一起來學習如何用鐘看時間。

指針時鐘

指針時鐘是一個圓形，上面有些數字。

兩支指針指著不同數字。

短的指針顯示小時，長的指針顯示分鐘。

那些數字是小時。

長短指針都指著同一個位置？

那就是十二點正。

鐘上的數字也是分鐘。

每個數字為五分鐘。

數字之間的每條幼線為一分鐘。

一個小時內每五分鐘為一個單位。

數到指針指向的數字。

分針顯示某個小時後過了多少分鐘。

這個鐘顯示四小時十分鐘。

時間可以說是「四點十分」或「四點二」。

可以寫成4:10。

這些時鐘顯示的時間是什麼？

有時分針在時鐘的左邊。

那我們可以說成是下一個小時前的多少分鐘。

從時鐘的頂部向後計算分鐘。

數到指針指向的數字。

這時鐘顯示三小時前十分鐘。

時間是「十分鐘到三點」或「兩點十」。

這顯示時間是在三點鐘之前的十分鐘，又或是還有十分鐘就到三點。

你想用數字寫出時間嗎？

從時鐘頂部開始計算分鐘。

數到指針指向的數字。

時間是三點五十分。

假設一小時是一個果批，切開了一半。

每一半是三十分鐘。

現在幾點？

現在，果批切成四等份。

每一份是十五分鐘。

每份是果批的四分之一。

看看這些時鐘。

你可以看到時間有很多叫法嗎？

當兩支指針都指著十二...

那就是中午或午夜！

數字時鐘

數字時鐘沒有指針。

他們用數字顯示時間。

兩種時鐘你都會看到。

所以懂得看時間很重要。

----English----

WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT IS TIME?

What time is it right now?

People talk about time a lot, but what is time?

Time is when things happen.

Time is also how long it takes for things to happen.

UNITS OF TIME

Clap your hands fast four times in a row.

One second passed while you were clapping.

Sixty seconds make up a minute.

Sixty minutes make up an hour.

Twenty-four hours make up a day.

We keep track of time with clocks.

Let’s learn how to use a clock to tell time.

ANALOG CLOCKS

Analog clocks have numbers in a circle.

The two hands point to different numbers.

The short hand tells the hour, and the long hand tells the minutes.

The numbers are for the hour.

Are the short and long hands lined up?

Then it’s right on the hour.

The numbers on a clock are also for minutes.

Each number is five minutes.

Each little line between the numbers is one minute.

Count by fives for all the minutes in an hour.

Count the same way the arrow points.

The minute hand tells how much time has passed after an hour.

This clock shows ten minutes after four o’clock.

The time is “ten past four” or “ten after four” or “four ten.”

You can write the time as 4:10.

What times do these clocks show?

Sometimes the minute hand is on the left side of the clock.

Then we talk about how many minutes before the next hour.

Count the minutes backward from the top of the clock.

Count the same way the arrow points.

This clock shows ten minutes before three o’clock.

The time is “ten till three” or “ten of three.”

That means ten minutes before three o’clock, or ten minutes until three.

Do you want to write the time in numbers?

Count the minutes from the top of the clock.

Count the same way the arrow points.

The time is 3:50.

Think of an hour as a pie that is cut in half.

Each half is thirty minutes.

What time is it?

Now the pie is cut in four equal pieces.

Each piece is fifteen minutes.

Each piece is one quarter of the pie.

Study these clocks.

Can you see how each time has many names?

What happens when both hands point to the twelve?

It may be noon or midnight!

DIGITAL CLOCKS

Digital clocks do not have hands.

They show the time in numbers.

You will see both kinds of clocks.

That’s why it’s important to know how to tell time.

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