3.时间
时间的读法有以下一些特点:
1)可以直接按照表示时间的数字来读。
例如: 10:56读作 ten fifty six 8:30读作 eight thirty
2)正点后的前半小时,通常说几点“过”(past)几分。
例如: 9:25读作 twenty-five past nine 2:16读作 sixteen past two
3)正点后的后半小时,通常说几点“差”(to)几分。此时,所说的“几点”指的是“正点”后的下一个“正点”。
例如: 10:55读作 five to eleven 8:40读作 twenty to nine
4)英语中的15分钟也可以说成“一刻钟”(a quarter)。
例如: 4:15读作 a quarter past four 7:45读作 a quarter to eight 45分钟读作 three quarters
分数
表示分数时,分子要用基数词,分母用序数词。如果分子大于1,分母必须用复数形式:
1/3→a(one)third
2/3→two thirds
1/4→a(one)quarter(或fourth)
3/7→three sevenths
1/2→应读作a(one)half
*比较复杂的分数如:24/789,多读作 twenty four over seven hundred and eighty nine。
小数
表示小数时,小数点前面的基数词和前面讲的基数词的读法相同;小数点后的数字则必须一一读出:
0.0089→(zero /naught)point zero zero eight nine
1.36→one point three six
百分数
百分数由percent表示,百分号%读作 percent,应用时常与by连用。
0.68%→zero point six eight percent
6%→six percent
369%→three hundred and sixty nine percent
The output of steel went up by 20 percent.钢产量增长20%。
The price of cotton was reduced by 20 percent.棉花的价格下降了20%。
The loss of water has been reduced to less than 30 percent.水的损耗减少到30%以下
(1)年号的读法:
1979←→nineteen seventy-nine or nineteen hundred(and) seventy-nine;
(2)电话号码、货币的读法:
1023←→one o two three;1227←→one double two(or two two)seven;.25←→four dollars(and)twenty-five(cents);
(3)小数点的读法:
13.91←→thirteen decimal(point)nineone;0.23=nought demical two three;
(4)算术式的读法:
2+3=5 Two plus three is(equals,isequal to)five.
5-3=2 Five minus three is equal to two.
3×2=6 Three times two is six.or Three by two are six.
9÷3=3 Nine divided bythreemakesthree
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