1.
The location of this gate , which marked on the ancient Chinese compass was due south. Therefore, the meridian stood for the south gate.
午门是紫禁城的正门。在我国古代的罗盘上，午位代表正南，因此午门为南大门的意思。
2.
Why was it so called?
午门的作用是什么?为什么如此称呼?
3.
Doors open (eg of a theatre) at 7.00 pm.
下午7时开门（如剧院）.
4.
The reading room closes at 6 p.m .
阅览室下午6点关门
5.
Wednesday is early-`closing day, ie the day when the shops are not open in the afternoon.
星期叁提早关门（该日商店下午不开门）.
6.
The store is open from 9 am to 6 pm.
那家店铺从上午9点到下午6点开门营业。
7.
I went to your place yesterday afternoon and found the door locked.
我昨天下午去你家串门, 没想到铁将军把门了。
8.
One summer afternoon a little boy knocked at her front door.
一个夏天的下午，一个小男孩来敲门，
9.
The office opens at 9 a.m .
办事处上午9点开门营业。
10.
The restaurant stops serving meals at 12:00 midnight .
这家餐厅在午夜12点关门。
11.
From now on the gates will be locked at midnight.
从今以后，大门在午夜将会被锁上。
12.
The caretaker closes up the school at 6 p.m..
下午六点钟看管人员关闭了校门。
13.
The entrance guard didn't come on till noon yesterday
那门卫昨天到中午才来值班。
14.
There came the 2 P.M. knock on the door.
下午两点钟来客的敲门声响了。
15.
Finally, by about noon we were out the door.
最后，大约到中午时分，我们出门了。
16.
Sorry, madam, we're closing up for lunch.
很抱歉, 小姐, 我们现在要关门吃午饭.
17.
Funny time to close, just at lunch time.
关门的时间也有意思，刚好在午餐时间。
18.
The flight will begin boarding around 30 p.m. at gate 22.
飞机下午30开始在22号登机门登机。