SpokenEnglish01_ When's it due?

1 Pronunciation and Intonation

When's it due?

解析：When’s it due?

2 Key Points

2.1 Due

adj: 到期的，截止的

It's due tomorrow. 明天截止。

I was supposed to keep a journal all summer. It's due today. 我原本該寫暑假日記的，今天就得交了。

adj: 預期的，預計的

What time is the next bus due? 下一趟公交何時來？

be due to do sth. 預計何時作某事。

The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time. 下次會議預計在3個月後召開。

What time is Minister Lee due to arrive? 李總理何時到？

adj: 帳單應付的，欠債的

And our rent is due... Yesterday. 並且我們該交房租啦，昨天就該交啦。

adj: 預產期（due date）

When's your due date? 預產期是何時？ Not until the early fall. 應該不會早於秋前。

3 Useful Expressions

3.1 Deadline (n: 最後期限，截止日期)

We are dealing with an impossible deadline. 咱們在作一項不可能完成的事情。

have a deadline. 趕着作某事

Your mom has a deadline. 你媽媽趕時間作XXX。

3.2 Deal with 處理，應付

3.3 Deal with a deadline 趕着作某事（強烈）

3.4 Cutoff (n: 截止日期)

miss the cuttof 錯過截止時間

And then I found out that if I told them that your birthday was two weeks later, you missed the cutoff. 而後我發現，若是跟他們說你的生日是兩週以後，你就會錯過截止日期。

I missed the last bus. 我錯過了末班車。

I missed a concert. 我錯過了一場演唱會。

3.5 Expire (v: 過時，到期，失效)

I hope it hasn't expired. 但願沒有過時。 No, Scotch doesn't expired. 威士忌不會過時。

My passport expires next month. 我得護照下個月就要過時啦。

4 Summary

4.1 When's it due? 何時截止？

4.2 Due (adj)

       截止的，到期的

       預計的

       帳單應付的

4.3 Due (n)

       預產期

4.4 拓展

       What time is Minister Lee due to  arrive?

       When's your due date?

       And our rent is due... Yesterday.

       Your mon has a deadline.

       We are dealing with an impossible deadline.

       You missed the cutoff.

       I hope it hasn't expired.