(1) 大 數(shù):
英語和漢語讀數(shù)方法的不同使得聽音時不能及時反應出實際數(shù)字,在日常生活和考試中都會造成一定的麻煩。要想快速準確進行數(shù)字對應,首先要弄清兩種數(shù)字系統(tǒng)的對應關系:
千億 hundred billion 3
百億 ten billion 2
十億 billion 5,
億 hundred million 8
千萬 ten million 6
百萬 million 7,
十萬 hundred thousand 1
萬 ten thousand 3
千 thousand 4
百 hundred 5
十 ten 2
個 one 9
通過比較我們可以看出,漢語中每位數(shù)字都有單獨的名稱,而英語中只有個,十,百,千,百萬和十億位的數(shù)字名稱,每個數(shù)位的大小均以3位數(shù)表示。
如上圖數(shù)字讀作:three hundred twenty five billion, eight hundred sixty seven million, one hundred thirty four thousand and five hundred twenty nine.
掌握數(shù)字中的分節(jié)號“,”對掌握這種對應關系很有幫助,每個“,“ 左面恰好是英語數(shù)字的一個數(shù)位名稱thousand, million and billion,在漢語中分別是:千,百萬和十億.
請大家試讀以下數(shù)字:
13,625,004,069
32,006,080,005
Answer:
Thirteen billion, six hundred (and) twenty-five million, four thousand and sixty nine.
Thirty two billion, six million, eighty thousand and five.
(2)分數(shù)
分子用基數(shù)詞,即one, two, three, four…,分母用序數(shù)詞,即first, second, third, fourth…,分數(shù)線不讀。
1/3 one third
5/8 five eighths. 分子大于1,分母用復數(shù)。
1/4 one quarter
3/4 three quarters
(3) 小數(shù)
小數(shù)點讀成point.
0.35 zero point thirty-five; nought point thirty-five; point thirty-five
(4) teen vs ty
聽力中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)十幾和幾十的辯音。teen是長音,并且有明顯的n鼻音,而幾十ty是短音,且無任何鼻音。若在考試過程中未能分清,則猜幾十ty。