Daylight saving time — Time
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Daylight saving time夏令时

A real Time dialogue: Daylight saving time. 28 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的时间对话:夏令时。28 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。

Elementary 7 minutes 28 lines Not yet
SchedulesWeekend plans
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Speaker AEN

Do we change the clocks this weekend?

这个周末要调时钟吗?

Speaker BEN

Yes, on Sunday morning. We put them forward one hour.

是的,周日早上。我们把时钟往前调一个小时。

Speaker AEN

Forward? So we lose an hour of sleep.

往前?那我们就少睡一个小时。

Speaker BEN

Exactly. At two o’clock it becomes three.

没错。两点就变成三点。

Speaker AEN

I hate that Sunday. My body never gets used to it.

我讨厌那个周日。我的身体永远适应不了。

Speaker BEN

Mine either. I am half asleep until Wednesday.

我也是。要到周三我都是半睡半醒。

Speaker AEN

But we get more light in the evening, right?

不过我们傍晚的光线更长,对吧?

Speaker BEN

Right. It stays light until nine now.

对。现在到九点天还亮着。

Speaker AEN

That part I like. I can walk after work.

这点我喜欢。下班后我可以散步。

Speaker BEN

Me too. My grandfather still says it is a bad idea.

我也是。我爷爷还说这是个坏主意。

Speaker AEN

Some countries have stopped changing the clocks.

有些国家已经停止调时钟了。

Speaker BEN

I read that too. They keep one time all year.

我也看到了。他们全年用一个时间。

Speaker AEN

When did all this start, do you know?

这一切是什么时候开始的,你知道吗?

Speaker BEN

The idea is very old — over a hundred years.

这个想法很老了——一百多年了。

Speaker AEN

It was about saving candles and coal, was it not?

是为了省蜡烛和煤,对吧?

Speaker BEN

Something like that. Less light needed, less money spent.

差不多。需要的照明少,花的钱就少。

Speaker AEN

My phone changes the time by itself.

我的手机会自动调时间。

Speaker BEN

The kitchen clock does not. I change that one every year.

厨房的钟不会。那个我每年都手动调。

Speaker AEN

And the oven clock is always wrong.

烤箱上的时钟永远是错的。

Speaker BEN

In my flat, the oven is an hour behind until June.

在我家,烤箱的时间到六月都慢一个小时。

Speaker AEN

So on Sunday I should move my watch before bed.

所以周日我该在睡前调好手表。

Speaker BEN

Yes, then it is right when you wake up.

对,这样你醒来时就是准的。

Speaker AEN

And do not forget the meeting on Monday.

还有,别忘了周一的会议。

Speaker BEN

Do not worry — the calendar on the computer updates itself.

别担心——电脑上的日历会自己更新。

Speaker AEN

Good. Do not let the oven clock decide for us.

很好。别让烤箱时钟替我们决定。

Speaker BEN

Fair enough. It decided last year — we were late for lunch.

有道理。去年它就做了主——我们午饭迟到了。

Speaker AEN

At least the walk after work makes up for it.

至少下班后的散步弥补了这一切。

Speaker BEN

It does. And in October we get our hour back.

确实如此。而且十月我们能把那一小时补回来。

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Key words关键词

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clock钟表
watch手表
summer time夏令时间
to fall asleep入睡
Key phrases

Do we change the clocks this weekend?

这个周末要调时钟吗?

A three-question check三道小题,检验一下

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01Question 1 of 3

Do we change the clocks this weekend?

02Question 2 of 3

It was about saving candles and coal, was it not?

03Question 3 of 3

It does. And in October we get our hour back.