Around the clock 沒日沒夜地，全天候地

內容簡介

隨著時針在表盤上緩緩劃過，時間以一種有型的形式被記錄瞭下來。而表達 “around the clock” 正是借用瞭時鐘不停歇的運行走動來表示 “沒日沒夜地，全天候地”。聽節目，跟主持人 Phil 和菲菲學習表達 “around the clock” 的用法。

文字稿

（關於臺詞的備註: 請註意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I’m Feifei.

Phil
And I’m Phil. Feifei, you look like you haven’t stopped working.

Feifei
I know! There’s so much happening right now. I’ve been working around the clock.

Phil
Why don’t we have a closer look at that – ‘around the clock’? It’s a nice image, but it doesn’t mean that you’ve been going round an actual clock, does it?

Feifei
No no. It just means all day and all night. For example, if you’re available around the clock, people can contact you at any time. If you’re working around the clock, then it means that you work all day and all night, like me.

Phil
Sounds like you might need a break. Let’s listen to some other people using the expression ‘around the clock’.

Examples
I’ve got 50 people coming round for dinner tomorrow, so I’ve been cooking around the clock.

I’m talking about wedding planning around the clock at the moment. I can’t wait for it to be over, but I’m excited too. It’s only a couple of weeks away.

I’ve got a really important exam coming up, so I’m studying around the clock. I am so tired.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。以上我們一起學習瞭表達 “around the clock” 的用法。“Around the clock” 的字面意思是 “繞著時鐘轉圈”，實際意思是 “沒日沒夜地，全天候地”。這個表達也可以說成 “round the clock”，它的意思和用法和 “around the clock” 是完全一樣的。

Phil
Yes, and ’round the clock’ and ‘around the clock’ are also sometimes used before a noun as an adjectival phrase – ‘around-the-clock-coverage’ or ’round-the-clock availability’.

Feifei
是的。“Around-the-clock” 或者 “round-the-clock” 還可以用作復合形容詞來修飾名詞。比如，“around-the-clock service” 的意思就是 “全天候、24 小時的服務”。Now, the great thing about our programmes is that they are available around the clock.

Phil
Yes, you can do round-the-clock practice with our programmes. Make sure you don’t miss the next one!

Feifei
Bye-bye!

Phil
Bye!