That's me.

這就是我。

And today we're looking at the prepositions of time.

今天我們來看看時間介詞。

Pay attention, write notes because you'll be using these ones a lot.

注意，寫筆記，因為你會經常用到這些筆記。

Starting with at.

從

Think of this one as the preposition of exact times with exceptions.

可以把它看作是精確時間的介詞，但也有例外。

For example, clock times.

例如，時鐘時間。

The match starts at 2 p.m.

比賽於下午 2 時開始。

And exact times of day.

以及一天中的確切時間。

It gets colder at sunset.

日落時分會變得更冷。

The exception being night.

夜晚是個例外。

The bats come out at night.

蝙蝠晚上才出來

This isn't really an exact time of day, it's more of a longer duration, but we'll come back to that one.

這並不是一天中的確切時間，而是一個較長的持續時間，但我們會再來討論這個問題。

Next, we have in.

接下來是 "in"。

In is for longer periods of time, like months, years, centuries, seasons.

在是更長的時間段，如月、年、世紀、季節。

For example, my birthday is in November.

例如，我的生日在 11 月。

I graduated from university in 2013.

我於 2013 年大學畢業。

My parents were born in the 60s.

我的父母出生於 60 年代。

It usually snows here in the winter.

這裡的冬天通常會下雪。

Strangely, we also use in for the morning, afternoon, and evening, which aren't such long periods.

奇怪的是，我們也在上午、下午和晚上使用 "in"，而這些時間並不長。

Remember, don't use in for night.

記住，不要在夜間使用。

Use at.

在以下地點使用

A trick to remember this is, all of the day words that have more than one syllable use in the.

記住這一點的竅門是，所有的日語單詞都有一個以上的音節。

All of the one-syllable words use at.

所有單音節詞都使用 at。

Finally, we have on.

最後，我們有了。

This is for shorter periods, like days, dates, and holidays.

這適用於較短的時間段，如日子、日期和節假日。

For example, the meeting is on Tuesday.

例如，會議在週二舉行。

The concert is on the 8th of September.

音樂會將於 9 月 8 日舉行。

We'll see each other on Christmas Eve.

我們平安夜再見。

I remember the difference between in and on by imagining a box.

我通過想象一個盒子，記住了 "在 "和 "開 "的區別。

If the period of time is long, like a month, the box is big.

如果時間很長，比如一個月，盒子就會很大。

I can fit in the box.

我可以裝進盒子裡。

If the period of time is short, like a day, the box is small.

如果時間很短，比如一天，盒子就很小。

I can't fit in the box, but I can sit on the box.

我不能坐在盒子裡，但我可以坐在盒子上。

Or just memorize this sentence and you'll always have a model to follow.

或者只需記住這句話，你就有了學習的榜樣。

Remember to check out the website and download my worksheet to practice.

記得訪問網站並下載我的工作表進行練習。

See you next time.

下次再見