VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]

Nonfiction Reading Practice, page 118, Telling Time

Vocabulary

 digital clock-数字时钟                         analog clock 模拟时钟

hour小时
There are 24 hours in a day
minute-分
There are 60 minutes in an hour
second-秒
There are 60 seconds in a minute.
1分钟有60秒。

hand (n): one of the long, thin pieces that point to the numbers on a clock or watch
（钟表的）指针
Does anyone have a watch with a second hand?
谁戴的表有秒针？
The minute hand is longer than the hour hand.

Analog clock got two hands, the shorter hand points to the hours and the longer hand points to the minutes

a.m.– morning and late night-早上和深夜
p.m.- afternoon and evening hours

cellphone-手机
E.g.: I talked to her on my cellphone.
我用手机跟她通了话