二十分钟的英语

20分钟根据不同的人，可以背诵不同数量的英语单词和英语作文，背多了就背的快。下面是我给大家整理的20分钟的英文怎么写，供大家参阅!

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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach youall about idioms in American English.

Have you even heard the American Englishidioms...Once in a blue moon.

It doesn't mean that the moon is blue. So let's listento this American English conversation to find outhowit is used:

A: Where did you say your brother lives?

B: He lives all the way in Minnesota, so I never get to see him. I only get to see him once in ablue moon.

Once in a blue moon is a common way of saying that something does not happen often. Butwhat is a blue moon?

We typically see a full moon once a month. And seeing two full moons in the same month israre. The second full moon in a particular month is called the blue moon.

Once in a blue moon is an informal phrase.

And that's English in a Minute.

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach youall about idioms in American English.

If you have ever heard American English, you mayhave heard this: a day late and a dollar short.

What does this mean? Let's find out by listening toan American English conversation.

A: Hey- did you hear Steve was late to the birthdayparty, and he forgot to bring a gift!

B: Yes, I did, he is always a day late and a dollar short to everything.

A: I know!

When people say a day late and a dollar short, they mean you are too late, unprepared, or .......disorganized.

You only want to say this with your friends, because it is an informal phrase.

You don't want to use this in a formal or a business setting, because it may be rude.

Remember, a lot of American English delivered by your facial expressions.

And that's English in a Minute.

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach youall about idioms in American English.

Have you ever heard someone say they were"dressed to kill," don't worry, you're not in anydanger -- it's just the opposite.

A: Do you see that couple over there?

B: Yeah, it looks like they are going into that newrestaurant. They look great!

A: Oh, yeah! They are dressed to kill.

In American English, "dressed to kill!" is a different way of saying "dressed very attractively" or"dressed to impress."

This phrase came from criminals...

In the past, people who were professional criminals often dressed in fancy clothing to hide thefact that they were doing horrible things.

So, if you were "dressed to kill" back then, you would be wearing a pretty nice looking outfit.

And that's English in a Minute.

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Sometimes, American English is confusing and hardto understand, like: burn the midnight oil.

Everybody knows Americans burn a lot of oil, but isthere a special oil that they burn in the middle of thenight?

A: I have big exam tomorrow.

B: Are you prepared?

A: No, not at all! I have to burn the midnight oil, I need to do well on this exam.

Americans are not burning a special oil reserved for the middle of the night, they are juststaying up very late.

This actually makes sense if you think of a candle, or a lantern, and you have a lot of work todo, that may take you all night.

This is a phrase everybody will understand, and you can use this phrase when you have a lotof work to do, and not that much time to do it in.

And that's English in a Minute.

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Now, what would you think if you heard this? Actionsspeak louder than words.

If you are just beginning to learn English, this mightnot make sense. Let's listen and see if we can findout what this phrase means.

A: You keep saying that you'll help me.

B: I am going to help you. Really, I am. You just have to wait a little while.

A: Well, we'll just wait and see. Actions speak louder than words.

It sounds like she needs to see action instead of words. And that's exactly what this phrasemeans. Actions speak louder than words means what you do is more important than what yousay. And if you say you are going to do something, then you need to do it.

This is a casual phrase. But it does have a strong meaning, especially in American business,where result are important .

And that's English in a Minute.

缩写词加-s，全拼形式也必须加-s表示复数。如20 mins或者20 minutes。

重点词汇：

1、mins

abbr.minus 减，减去;minutes 分钟。

I called and they said "we will call you back in10 mins".

我有打个电话给他们–他们说十分钟后再打个电话给我。

2、minutes

英 [ˈmɪnɪts]   美 [ˈmɪnɪts]

n.分钟;分;一会儿;一会儿的工夫;时刻。

v.将(某事)写进会议记录。

minute的第三人称单数和复数。

The earthquake continued for about two minutes.

地震持续了大约两分钟。

用法

minute也可作“分”解,指角度或弧度,是一度的六十分之一,是可数名词。

minute还可作“正式记录,备忘录”解,是可数名词。

minute的复数形式minutes可表示“会议记录”。

minute用作动词的意思是“将(某事)载入备忘录或会议记录”。

minute也可表示“为…测定时间”,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

minute用作形容词的意思是“极小的”,指微观范围的小,且小得难以看清楚。引申可作“极少的”“极详细的”“准确的,精确的”解。

20分钟缩写：20min。

有些时候也可以用20’来代替，比如20分15秒：20'15''。

分钟，表示时间长度的词语，一分钟等于60秒钟。

时间相关知识：

时间（Time）是物质的永恒运动、变化的持续性、顺序性的表现，包含时刻和时段两个概念。时间是人类用以描述物质运动过程或事件发生过程的一个参数，确定时间，是靠不受外界影响的物质周期变化的规律。

以地球自转为基础的时间计量系统称为世界时系统。时、日、月、年、世纪的时间计量属天文学中的历法范畴。时间是物理学中的七个基本物理量之一，符号为t。在国际单位制（SI）中，时间的基本单位是秒，符号为s。

在2018年11月16日召开的第26届国际度量衡大会对秒的定义：未受干扰的铯-133的原子基态的两个超精细能阶间跃迁对应辐射的9,192,631,771个周期的持续时间（Δvcs）。

这个定义提到的铯原子必须在绝对零度时是静止的，而且在地面上的环境是零磁场。在这样的情况下被定义的秒，与天文学上的历书时所定义的秒是等效的。生活中常用的时间单位还有：毫秒（ms）、分（min）、小时（h）、日（d）、月（m）、年（y）等。

现代宇宙学理论认为，宇宙大爆炸“之前”没有时间可言。“永远向前”指时间的增量总是正数。时间表达物体的生灭排列。“时间”简称“时”。时间就是物质的运动和能量的传递。