before xx o'clock另外上午8点可以讲8:00am,下午8点可以讲8:00pm,依次类推,这是老外的常用法
Before 8:00 AM(eight o'clock )在(早8点)之前。
before + 时间a few minutes earlier than + 时间
before (2 oclock)not late than (2 oclock)by (2 oclock)
before + time + am./pm.