Question

英语问题，求教

If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town.
想知道其中at five minutes to the hour 是什么意思，什么用法

Answer 1

If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town

我上网搜了下上下文：
1. When we say that Cambridge is a university town we do not mean just that there is a university in it. Manchester and Milan have universities, but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, market place and so on, but most of it is university--colleges, faculties, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks and churches, making these as well part of the university.
　　2. The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of buildings before Roman times. Trouble in Oxford in 1209 caused some students and their teachers to move. Cambridge became a center of learning, and the authority of the head of the university, the chancellor, was recognized by the king in 1226.
　　3. At that time many of the students were very young (about fifteen) and many of the teachers were not more than twenty-one. At first they found lodgings where they could. Colleges were opened so that students could live cheaply. This was the beginning of the college system Which has continued at Cambridge up to the present day.
　　4. The colleges were built with money from-kings, queens, religious houses or other sources. Today there are nearly thirty colleges. The newest are University College, founded in 1965, and Clare Hall. founded in 1966, both for graduates. Very few students can now live in college for the whole of their course; the numbers are too great. Many of them live in lodgings at first, and move into college for their final year. But every student is a member of his college from the beginning. While he is in "digs" he must eat a number of meals in the college hall each week. His social and sports life centers on the college, although he will also join various university societies and clubs.
　5. With about 8,250 undergraduates and over 2,000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place in "full term". Undergraduates are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Don't try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures. The students' bicycles are hurrying in all directions. If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town.

With about 8520 undergraduates like John Smith and over 2000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place in “full term”. Undergraduates are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Don’t try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures. On Mondays John Smith has a lecture in Downing College ending at 9:55 and another in Trinity at 10.His bicycle must get him there through a boiling sea of other bicycles hurrying in all directions. If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town .Stop in some safe place and wait.
但是没有翻译；

这篇文章的核心是：A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. 即剑桥是一个大学教室和其他建筑物没有明显界限的大学城。这个大学不是这个镇子（城市）的一部分，而本身就是个镇子（城市）。

很明显，大学城里的东西是繁杂的，学生也是很繁忙的；综合起来看，剑桥就是一个大学城。

If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town .Stop in some safe place and wait.
这个句子字面大概意思是说：
如果你在剑桥上学，在学期中的任何一个早晨，在上课5分钟之前，你都会知道你是在一个大学城里。因为剑桥的学生都是骑自行车上课的，所以课前大家忙碌骑车上课的情景，让人一看到就联系到自己是在一个城里；而不是大学里。所以剑桥是大学城。

at five minutes to the hour ，其实就跟at five minutes to eight（7:55）；
the hour 即上课时间，上课时间差5分钟，不就是上课5分钟之前吗？

呵呵，个人浅见，希望对你有帮助！

Answer 2

个人觉得，因为有个 "the" 特指，the hour any morning of full term 应该是连在一起的，就是“一整学期（是指的每学期开学后到期末）中的任何一个早上的时间点”
整句的意思应该是：如果你在（开学后的）任何一个早晨在剑桥大学待上5分钟，你就能感觉到自己身处在大学城（镇）里。
个人意见，仅供参考。希望能对你有帮助。

Answer 3

at five minutes to the hour
应该指上课前5分钟
或者是课间休息的5分钟也合乎逻辑
不过限定了早晨,应该是剑桥的骑车或者开车比较多就显得特拥挤
还是翻译成上课前5分钟比较好

Answer 4

个人观点，这里的意思可能是：在上课时间的前5分钟。