She finished it at half past nine. She went to bed before a quarter to ten.
30 她完成了作業。她9：45之前上床睡覺。
初二英語課文
Unit 13 Where were you born
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 四分之一;一刻鐘;地區;（美式足球的）一節;
vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使（士兵）駐扎;
?? quart四+er名詞后綴 → 四分之一；一刻鐘
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他們沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近義：house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet
反義：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adj. 完成了的;技術高超的;精湛的;〈俚〉死了的，完蛋了的;
v. 結束，完成( finish的過去式和過去分詞);
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鳴般的掌聲中結束了演講。
近義：exterminated, ready, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed
反義：imperfect, incomplete, sketchy, unaccomplished, uncompleted, undone
adj. 一半的，半個的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等飲料的）半品脫;（比賽、音樂會等的）半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義：mid, midway, partially, semi
反義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
adj. 過去的，以前的;結束的;前任的;
n. 過去，過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過，超出;遠于;越過;
adv. 經過，超過;
?? past（過去的）已經pass（過去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過，都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反義：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current
num. 九;九個;第九;
n. 九，九個;
adj. 九的，九個的;
"They have two children aged six and nine."
他們有兩個小孩，一個六歲，一個九歲。