八点四十英语两种表达：

1. eight forty

2. at twenty to nine

例句：

Which she received at twenty to nine, when she was dressing for her wedding?' I said.

她是在8点40分收到的，当时她正穿着结婚礼服吧？我说。

这时，大厅里的钟已经指着八点四十分了。

At this moment, the hands of the club clock pointed to twenty minutes to nine.