第一句:What's the time difference between Beijing and Vancouver? 北京和温哥华的时差是多少?
A: What's the time difference between Beijing and Vancouver? 北京和温哥华的时差是多少? B: 16 hours. Vancouver is 16 hours behind. 16小时,温哥华晚16小时。 A: Are we losing or gaining a day on the way to Canada? 我们到加拿大是少一天还是多一天呢? 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? 那就是说,我们起飞和到达是在同一天? B: That's correct. 对。 A: It's great. Then I can have two birthdays. 太棒了,那么我可以过两个生日。
第二句:Do you have any idea what time it is in New York now? 你知道纽约现在是几点吗?
A: Do you have any idea what time it is in New York now? 你知道纽约现在是几点吗? B: It's about 7 o'clock in the evening. 大约晚上7点。
知识延伸:
What's the time difference between... and... ? ……和……的时差是多少?
上句是用来询问时差的一种表达方法。当地时间是local time,而自己出发时间则是our time。
另外,时差也称jet lag,但这里是指人们在乘飞机飞越不同时区后的疲劳感。
例如:I still have jet lag. 我还有时差的困扰。
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