
in five hours和in five hours’ time真的一样吗,最近小编在看英语的过程中看见了不少这样的结构,也有的英语辅导书上说,这两个结构可以通用,果真如此吗?下面小编就来给大家做一个这方面的归纳:
1.当表示各种将来时态的在说话者说话时算起的一段时间以后即“在多长时间以后将做某事”的时候,in five hours和in five hours’ time这两个类似结构是可以通用的。这种结构也可以用在祈使句中。
The material will be ready in five hours.= The material will be ready in five hours’ time.
材料将在5小时以后准备好。
The bull-fight was to commence in five hours.= The bull-fight was to commence in five hours’ time.
斗牛将在5小时以后开始。
He said the next train would arrive in five hours' time. = He said the next train would arrive in five hours.
他说下一班火车将在5小时之后到达。

We will meet each other in three days. = We will meet each other in three days’ time.
我们将在三天后会面。
Do it now please─not in five hours' time.= Do it now please─not in five hours.
请现在就干,而不是5个小时之后。(祈使句)
“Wasn’t Joan supposed to be here by now?”“Don’t worry, she’ll be here in about twenty minutes.”
Joan不是现在就到达这儿吗?别急,她将在20分钟以后到达这样。
上面最后一例是托福真题,难度好像不大啊。
顺便说一下,非要说将在某一段时间以内做某事的说法:
He will be here for sure within an hour.他肯定会在一小时内到达的。
He will be here for sure in an hour.他肯定会在一小时后到达的。
The fire engine would have arrived within five minutes. 消防车五分钟之内就到了。
The fire engine would have arrived in five minutes. 消防车五分钟之后就到了。

2.当表示“在多长时间内做(完成)某事”,只能用in five hours类似结构,如果用了in five hours’ time类似结构都是错的。这种结构可以运用在需要的各种时态中。
Tom will run a mile in five minutes.
汤姆将在5分钟之内跑完一英里。
The bird covered the distance in three minutes.(新概念2.第5课)
这只鸽子三分钟便飞完了全程。

I can run 2 miles in about ten minutes.
我能在10分钟内跑二英里。
Can you finish reading those books in five hours?
你能在5小时内内看完这些书吗?
He wrote the report in two days. = It took him two days to write the report.
他写报告用了两天时间。
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