中心主题: TIME (时间)

分支一: Vocabulary (词汇)

这个分支主要围绕“时间”的各种词汇，包括单位、时刻、时间段等。

• Units of Time (时间单位)

  • Seconds (秒)
  • Minutes (分钟)
  • Hours (小时)
  • Days (天)
  • Weeks (周)
  • Months (月)

    January, February, March...

  • Years (年)
  • Decades (十年)
  • Centuries (世纪)
  • Millennium (千年)

• Points in Time (时间点)

  • Specific Times (具体时间)
    • o'clock (e.g., 5 o'clock)
    • past / to (e.g., ten past eight, a quarter to nine)
    • (e.g., 7:30 AM / 19:30)
  • Moments (时刻)

    Moment, instant, second

  • Dates (日期)
    • Day: Monday, Tuesday...
    • Date: the 1st of May, May 1st
    • Year: 2025
  • Key Times (关键时间)

    Dawn, sunrise, noon, sunset, midnight, dusk

• Periods of Time (时间段)

  • Parts of a Day (一天中的部分)
    • Morning, afternoon, evening, night
    • Today, yesterday, tomorrow
  • Parts of a Week (一周中的部分)
    • Weekday, weekend
    • The beginning/middle/end of the week
  • Parts of a Year (一年中的部分)
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter
    • Quarter: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
    • Holiday: Christmas, New Year, Easter, Thanksgiving...
  • Durations (时长)
    • A while, a long time, a short time
    • All day, all night, all the time
    • In a few days, in a couple of weeks

• Related Concepts (相关概念)

  • Past, Present, Future (过去、未来)
  • Duration, Frequency, Schedule (时长、频率、日程)
  • Deadline, Appointment, Due Date (截止日期、约会、到期日)

分支二: Grammar (语法)

这个分支聚焦于与“时间”相关的核心语法结构。

• Tenses (时态)

  • Simple Tenses (简单时态)
    • Simple Present (一般现在时): I work.
    • Simple Past (一般过去时): I worked.
    • Simple Future (一般将来时): I will work. / I am going to work.
  • Continuous/Progressive Tenses (进行时态)
    • Present Continuous (现在进行时): I am working.
    • Past Continuous (过去进行时): I was working.
    • Future Continuous (将来进行时): I will be working.
  • Perfect Tenses (完成时态)
    • Present Perfect (现在完成时): I have worked.
    • Past Perfect (过去完成时): I had worked.
    • Future Perfect (将来完成时): I will have worked.
  • Perfect Continuous Tenses (完成进行时态)
    • Present Perfect Continuous (现在完成进行时): I have been working.
    • Past Perfect Continuous (过去完成进行时): I had been working.

• Time Expressions (时间表达)

  • For + Period of Time (表示持续了多久)
    • I have lived here for ten years.
  • Since + Point in Time (表示从某时开始)
    • I have lived here since 2025.
  • Ago (以前)
    • He left two hours ago.
  • Later / Sooner (以后 / 再快点)
    • See you later.
  • Already / Yet / Just (已经 / 还没 / 刚刚)
    • I have already finished. / Have you finished yet? / I have just arrived.
  • When / While / As (当...时候)
    • I was cooking when the phone rang. (动作同时发生)
    • I was reading while he was sleeping. (两个长动作同时进行)
  • Before / After / Until (在...之前 / 在...之后 / 直到...为止)
    • Let's meet before the meeting.
    • We'll leave after dinner.

• Prepositions of Time (介词)

  • IN (在...里面，用于较长的时间)
    • in May, in the summer, in 2025, in the morning
  • ON (在...上面，用于具体某天)
    • on Monday, on January 1st, on my birthday
  • AT (在...点，用于具体的时间点)
    • at 5 o'clock, at noon, at the moment
  • FOR / SINCE / DURING / BY
    • for an hour, since yesterday, during the night, by tomorrow

分支三: Expressions & Phrases (表达与短语)

这个分支收集了与“时间”相关的常用表达和习语。

• Polite Requests (礼貌请求)

  • Do you have a moment?
  • Could you spare me a minute?
  • What time works for you? (什么时间对你方便？)

• Common Idioms (常见习语)

  • Time is money. (时间就是金钱。)
  • Time flies. (光阴似箭。)
  • Kill time. (消磨时间。)
  • In the nick of time. (及时，刚好赶上。)
  • Ahead of time. (提前。)
  • Behind the times. (过时的。)
  • From time to time. (不时地，偶尔。)

• Scheduling Arrangements (日程安排)

  • Let's set a time.
  • I'm available at...
  • Could we reschedule?
  • What's your availability?
  • My schedule is tight. (我的日程很紧。)

分支四: Applications (应用)

这个分支展示了如何在实际场景中运用时间相关的知识和表达。

• Daily Life (日常生活)

  • Talking about daily routines (谈论日常作息)
    • "I wake up at 7 AM, have breakfast, and then go to work."
  • Making appointments (预约)
    • "I'd like to book an appointment with the doctor for next Tuesday."
  • Describing events (描述事件)
    • "The party started at 8 PM, but I arrived at 8:30."

• Work & Business (工作与商务)

  • Managing deadlines (管理截止日期)
    • "The report is due on Friday."
  • Scheduling meetings (安排会议)
    • "Let's have a meeting at 3 PM tomorrow to discuss the project."
  • Talking about long-term plans (谈论长期计划)
    • "Our company is planning to expand next year."

• Travel (旅行)

  • Itineraries (行程)
    • "Our flight departs at 10:15 AM."
  • Time zones (时区)
    • "There's a three-hour time difference between New York and London."
  • Duration of trips (旅行时长)
    • "We're going on a two-week vacation to Italy."