It’s an afternoon departure. The flight leaves at 15.20.

下午出港。航班15：20起飞。

A I’m off to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon.

A 我明天下午去上海。

B Of course, I forgot. You’re going to Shanghai, aren’t you?

B 当然，我忘了。你要去上海，不是吗？

A Yes, just for the weekend. I’m back on Monday.

A 是的，只是度个周末，我周一就回来。

B What time’s your flight?

B 你的航班什么时候起飞？

A It’s an afternoon departure. The flight leaves at 15.20.

A 下午出港。航班15：20起飞。

B Fifteen - twenty? You should get to the airport just after one.

B 15：20？ 你应该1点后就到机场。

Notes 注释

1 For travel times, and the 24-hour clock, we usually say two numbers – the hour then the minutes, eg: (15.20) fifteen - twenty / fifteen - twenty. Or you can say: twenty past three in the afternoon / twenty past three in the afternoon.

对于出行的时间，和24小时制的说法，我们通常用两个数字来说——分别表示小时和分钟。例如: (15.20) fifteen - twenty /15点20分。或者你可以说：twenty past three in the afternoon /下午3点过20分。

Key phrases and sentences

I’m off to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon.

Of course, I forgot.

You’re going to Shanghai, aren’t

you?

Yes, just for the weekend.

I’m back on Monday.

What time’s your flight?

It’s an afternoon departure.

The flight leaves at 15.20.

Fifteen - twenty? You should get to the airport just after one.

我明天下午去上海。

当然，我忘了。

你要去上海，不是吗？

是的，只是度个周末，我周一就回来。

你的航班什么时候起飞？

下午出港。

航班15：20起飞。

15：20？ 你应该1点后就到机场。