旅游英語口語情景對話 第51天:如何詢問時差

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第一句：What's the time difference between Beijing and Vancouver?

北京和溫哥華的時差是多少?

A: What's the time difference between Beijing and Vancouver?

北京和溫哥華的時差是多少?

B: 16 hours. Vancouver is 16 hours behind.

16小時，溫哥華晚16小時。

A: Are we losing or gaining a day on the way to Canada?

我們到加拿大是少一天還是多一天呢?

B: We are gaining a day.

多一天。

A: Does it mean that we are departing from Beijing and arriving in Vancouver on the same day?

那就是說，我們起飛和到達是在同一天?

B: That's correct.

對。

A: It's great. Then I can have two birthdays.

太棒了，那么我可以過兩個生日。

第二句：Do you have any idea what time it is in New York now?

你知道紐約現(xiàn)在是幾點嗎?

A: Do you have any idea what time it is in New York now?

你知道紐約現(xiàn)在是幾點嗎?

B: It's about 7 o'clock in the evening.

大約晚上7點。

知識延伸：

What's the time difference between... and... ?

……和……的時差是多少?

上句是用來詢問時差的一種表達方法。當?shù)貢r間是local time，而自己出發(fā)時間則是our time。

另外，時差也稱jet lag，但這里是指人們在乘飛機飛越不同時區(qū)后的疲勞感。

例如：I still have jet lag.

我還有時差的困擾。