还可以这样问日期：

● Could you please tell me the date?

你能告诉我日期吗？

● What day is it? 今天星期几？

看看日历才知道呢：

● Let me check my calendar. 让我看看日历啊。

想一想啊：

● Today? It's Sunday. 今天？是星期天啊。

★ calendar ['kæləndɚ] n. 日历

以下几种说法有点儿像绕口令：

● The date is Sunday, October 3rd.

日期是星期天，10月3号。

● The date today is October 3rd, and it's a Sunday.

今天的日期是10月3号，还是星期天呢。

● It's Sunday, October 3rd today.

今天是星期天，10月3号。

别人告诉你了，该表达谢意：

● Okay, thank you. 好的，谢谢你。

询问别人时间：

● Could I have the time? 能告诉我时间吗？

● Do you know what time it is?

你知道现在是几点了吗？

● Excuse me, what's the time? 打扰一下，现在几点了？

● May I ask the time? 我可以问你现在几点吗？

对方会详细地告诉你：

● My watch says it's a little past 4. But it tends to be slow. 我手表上是四点多一点，不过手表慢了。

★ tend to 趋向，有……的倾向

同一个时间的不同表达：

● The time is a quarter after 4. 时间是四点一刻。

● It's 15 minutes after 4. 现在是四点一刻。

● It's a little past 4 o'clock. 现在是四点过一点。

直接说声谢谢：

● Thank you very much. 多谢你啊。

★ quarter ['kwɔrtɚ] n. 一刻钟，四分之一

手表上的时间对不对：

● The clock is three minutes behind. 这表慢了 3 分钟。

● The clock is three minutes fast. 这表快了 3 分钟。

● My watch always keeps good time. 我的表一向很准的。

我还不知道呢，多谢了：

● Thanks for telling me. 谢谢你告诉我。

★ keep good time （钟、表）走得准

言外之意就是让对方提醒你：

● I have to go to work at 5 o'clock.

我五点钟就得去上班了。

● My shift starts at 5 today. 我今天是五点开始轮班。

● I need to be at work by 5. 我五点钟就要工作了。

给予建议：

● You should set an alarm on your phone so you can leave on time. 你应该在手机上定一下闹钟，这样你才能准时走。

★ shift [ʃɪft] n. 轮班，轮班工作时间

★ set an alarm 定闹钟

同样的表达：

● My classes end at noon tomorrow.

我明天的课中午就结束了。

● I have some classes tomorrow. They're over at noon, though. 我明天有课，不过中午就结束了。

那还有别的时间做其他的事：

● We should do something afterwards.

那之后我们该做些事情啊。

还有半天自由支配的时间，还不错：

● That doesn't sound too bad. 那听起来还不错。