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----Simplified Chinese----

现在几点？

什么是时间？

现在是几点？

人们总是在谈时间，但是什么是时间？

时间是事情发生的时候。

时间是一件事情从开始到结束经历的长短。

时间的单位

快速地拍手四次。

在你拍手时，1秒钟过去了。

60秒就是1分钟。

60分钟就是1小时。

1天有24小时。

我们用钟表来记时间。

让我们来学习怎么用钟来看时间。

时钟

时钟有一圈数字。

还有两个指针指向两个不同的数字。

短针告诉我们小时，长针告诉分钟。

这一圈数字是都是小时。

长针和短针能重合吗？

那是整点。

钟上面的数字也用来表示分钟。

每个数字代表5分钟。

两个数字之间的每条小线代表1分钟。

每个小时数字代表5分钟，这样在钟上数一圈，就是60分钟=1小时。

沿着箭头的方向数。

分针告诉我们在一个整点以后，又过了多少分。

此时钟显示4点之后又过了10分。

现在的时间是4点过10分，或者说4点10分。

你可以把时间记为4:10。

这些钟显示几点？

有时分针在钟的左侧。

这样我们说差多少分到下一个整点。

从钟的顶上往回数分钟数。

沿着箭头的方向数。

这个钟显示离3点还有10分钟。

这个时间是3点差10分，或差10分3点。

那就是说差10分到3点，或再过10分就3点了。

你想用数字表示时间吗？

从钟的顶上往回数分钟数。

按箭头的方向数。

这时间是3:50。

把一个小时想象为一块被切成两半的圆饼干。

每一半都是30分钟。

这是几点？

现在饼干被切成一样大小的4块。

每块是15分钟。

每块是饼干的四分之一。

仔细看这些钟。

你注意到同一个时间可以用不同的办法来说吗？

两个指针都指向12的时候会怎样？

那会是正午或午夜。

数字钟

数字钟没有指针。

它们用数字表示时间。

你会看到这两种时钟。

这是为什么要知道怎么看时间。

----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.

----Pinyin----

Xiànzài jídiǎn?

Shénme shì shíjiān ?

Xiànzài shì jídiǎn?

Rénmen zǒngshì zài tán shíjiān , dànshì shénme shì shíjiān ?

Shíjiān shì shìqing fāshēng de shíhou .

Shíjiān shì yí jiàn shìqing cōngkāishǐ dào jiéshù jīnglì de chángduǎn .

shíjiān de dānwèi

Kuàisù de pāishǒu sì cì.

Zài nǐ pāishǒu shí , yì miǎozhōng guòqù le .

Liùshí miǎo jiùshì yì fēnzhōng .

Liùshí fēnzhōng jiùshì yì xiǎoshí.

Yì tiān yǒu èrshísì xiǎoshí.

Wǒmen yòng zhōngbiǎo lái jì shíjiān .

Ràng wǒmen lái xuéxí zěnme yòng zhōng lái kàn shíj [...]