It is a quarter p_____ three in the afternoon.

题目

It is a quarter p_____ three in the afternoon.

答案

past 表示现在是下午三点一刻
quarter可以表示四分之一,也就是15分钟,一刻的意思
a quarter past three 也可以表示为3 quarters to four,不过一般会用第一种表达
past和to加数字是表示比这个时间点过了多少时间或还没到这个时间
quarter还可以表示分数,如three quarters可以表示四分之三
如果是三点半,可以是half past three,或2 quarters past three,不过第二种说法基本没人用,这里只是表示出来便于了解
a quarter past three = 3:15 = three quarters to four
2 quarters past three = 3:30 = half past three
3 quarters past three = 3:45 = one quarter to four