93. Time

1. It’s time to go to bed.

2. My watch says 4:45.

3. My watch goes a bit slow.

4. My watch has stopped.

5. It gains a little.

6. It loses about 2 minutes.

7. I’ve just set my watch by the radio time signal.

8. My clock has run down, it needs winding up.

9. My watch is out of order.

10. My watch keeps good time.

11. My watch keeps stopping.

Dialogue 1

W: John, it’s time to get up.

M: It can’t be time to get up yet.

W: It is. Hurry up! You’ll be late for school.

M: What’s the time?

W: It’s nearly half past seven.

M: My watch says ten past.

W: It’s slow. Hurry up! The bus goes at twenty to eight.

M: Are you sure half past seven?

W: Positive. I’ll put the radio on.

(And here is the seven o’clock news)

M: It’s only seven o’clock. Your watch is fast.

W: No, it isn’t. It’s stopped. I forgot to wind it up last night.

M: I could have stayed in bed for another half hour.

Dialogue 2

M: Excuse me. Have you got the time?

W: My watch says half past five.

M: Does your watch keep good time?

W: Oh yeah. It loses only a few seconds in the whole month.

M: Thanks a lot.

Dialogue 3

W: Good afternoon.

M: My goodness! It’s the afternoon? Doesn’t the time fly! Do come in and sit down.

W: Thank you.

M: What’s the time? My watch has stopped.

W: It’s half past twelve.

M: When do you have lunch?

W: From one to two.

M: What do you normally eat?

W: We usually go to the cafeteria.

M: Oh, it’s time to have lunch now.

W: let’s go together.

Every one should observe time and never idle little away. In America almost every American wears a watch and in nearly every room in the American home there’s a clock. “Be on time!” “Don’t waste time!” “Time is money.” “Time waits for no one.” All of these sayings reflect the American obsession with properness and efficiency. Students will discipline their teachers when they arrive late. Anyway, we should form the good habit of being punctual. If we can save time we can make more contributions.

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