怎樣才能準確聽出英語中的數(shù)字(2)
例如,當你聽到"twenty thousand and four''寫出20,"and four"意為后一組僅有個位,即:004,那么,這個數(shù)字完整地寫下來就是20,004;若聽到"six million twenty thousand four hundred and twenty-three",則第一步先寫:6,020,再將最后一組423寫在第一個逗號后面。完整的數(shù)字為6,020,423。若聽到"One billion, one hundred and four million, twenty thousand four hundred and twenty-three":主第一步寫出1,104,第二步接下去寫第三組020,第三步二寫423,這樣得到的完整數(shù)字便是 1,104,020,423,由此:見這個三位一逗號的作用有多大。只要我們在平時的訓練中加強對三位數(shù)讀寫的訓練,能分辨"ty"與"teen'',并能借助這個不可缺少的"逗號",無論數(shù)字多么大,也不會對我們造成障礙。
二、序數(shù)詞的讀法
lst讀作:(the)first
2nd讀作:(the)second
3nd讀作:(the)third
4th讀作:(the)fourth
20th讀作:(the)twentieth
21st讀作:(the)twenty-first
22nd讀作:(the)twenty-second
23rd讀作:(the)twenty-third其它以此類推。
三、分數(shù)、小數(shù)和百分比的讀法
(1)分數(shù)
分數(shù)中分子用基數(shù)詞表示,分母用序數(shù)詞表示。先讀分子,后讀分母。當分子大于1時,分母要加"s"。例如
1/2讀作:a/one half (口語中更傾向于用"a"代替"one")
1/3讀作:a/one third
1/8讀作:an/one eighth
1/4讀作:a/one quarter (fourth)
2/3讀作:two thirds
1/5/9讀作one and five ninths
比較復雜的分數(shù)常常用over這個詞表示。如:
317/509讀作:three hundred and seventeen over five hundred and nine
3/4hour,7/lOmile則說three quarters of an hour(三刻鐘),seven tenths of a mile(十分之七英里)。
(2)小數(shù)
含小數(shù)點的數(shù)字,小數(shù)點"."讀"point",小數(shù)點后的數(shù)若是兩位以上,則分別讀出。
0.5讀作:(nought) point five
0.25讀作:(nought) point two five
0.125讀作:(nought) point one two five
93.64m讀作:ninety-three point six four meters
2'15.11''讀作:two minutes fifteen point one one seconds
(3)百分比
讀百分比只需在相應的數(shù)字后加"percent"。如:
25%讀作twenty-five percent
11.3%讀作eleven point three percent
四、年代及日期的讀法
數(shù)字表示的年份通常分成兩半來說。
2000B.C.讀作:two thousand BC
1558讀作:fifteen fifty-eight
1603讀作:six teen(hundred and)three/sixteen oh three
921讀作:nine twenty-one
日期的表達英式和美式有所不同,請注意區(qū)別。
在日期的寫法上,英式先寫日子,美式先寫月份。
英1999年4月6日=6th April l999
美1999年4月6日=April 6, 1999
在讀法上,英國人有兩種表達方式:
1.April the sixth,nineteen ninety-nine
2.The sixth of April,nineteen ninety-nine
美國人則一般這樣表示:
April sixth,nineteen ninety-nine(省略"the")
五、鐘點的讀法
鐘點的讀法分英式和美式兩種,我們應對此加以注意。
英
7:00 seven o'clock a.m. / p.m.
8:15 a quarter past eight / eight fifteen
9:30 half past nine / nine thirty
9:45 a quarter to ten / nine forty-five
10:03 three(minutes) past ten / ten oh three
美用法基本相似,只是英國用past之處,美國通常用after;英國用to之處,美國常用fo。美5:15 a quarter after five / five fifteen
9:30 nine thirty / half past nine
9:45 a quarter of ten / nine forty-five
9:55 five of ten / nine fifty-five
當用于軍事命令和旅行時間表時,其讀法如下:
07:00 (Oh) seven hundred hours = 7:00 a.m.
09:15 (Oh) nine fifteen = 9:15 a.m.
12:00 twelve hundred hours = midday / noon
13:45 thirteen forty-five = 1:45 p.m.
19:00 nineteen hundred hours = 7:00 p.m.
23:05 twenty-three (Oh) five = 11:05 p.m.
24:00 twenty-four hundred hours = midnight
24:10 twenty-fourten = ten past midnight
六、電話號碼、溫度與門牌號的讀法
(1)電話號碼
讀電話號碼時,每個數(shù)字一一讀出,"o"英式讀d1[ou];美式則讀zero(有時也讀nought)。英國人在讀兩個相同數(shù)字時,通常讀成doublex尤其是當這兩個數(shù)處在同一組時(電話號碼由右向左每兩位一組)。例如:
345-6638讀作:three four five, double six three eight
307-4922讀作:three oh seven, four nine double two而美式則讀成:three zero seven,four nine two two但如果相同的兩個數(shù)不在同一組,則可以有兩種讀法。例如:62899033即可讀成six two eight double nine oh double three,也可讀作six two eight nine nine oh double three,但99033絕不可讀作nine nine oh three three。相反,在遇到號碼中數(shù)字相同時,美式則一律重復念出該數(shù)字。但英式有一例外,英國的緊急電話999卻總讀成nine,nine,nine。