倒計時在英語中可以用“countdown”來表達(dá)。
Count means to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group. Count在英語中意為數(shù)數(shù),計數(shù)。Countdown可以理解為倒著數(shù),自然就是倒計時的意思啦。The countdown to… 意為… 的倒計時。
All the schools will begin their final countdown soon.所有的學(xué)校將很快開始最后的倒計時。
Students are more nervous than ever before the countdown to college entrance examination.在高考倒計時前,學(xué)生們比平時緊張得多。
了解了倒計時的說法,咱們來看看常說的“高考”用英語是如何表達(dá)的。
高考也就是大學(xué)入學(xué)考試,我們可以說成college entrance examination. Entrance 意為入口,進(jìn)入。除此之外,拼音”gaokao”也已經(jīng)被收錄至最新版牛津詞典,我們可以用簡單的拼音來表達(dá)。
The College Entrance Examination is held annually in June in China.中國每年六月份都會舉辦一次高考。
Jack studied hard during his middle school and he did a really good job in that year's gaokao.
Jack 在中學(xué)期間努力學(xué)習(xí),那年高考他考得不錯。
有關(guān)高考及倒計時的說法你學(xué)會了嗎?最后祝所有即將參加考試的同學(xué)們好運(yùn)!
Good luck to you!