We’ll teach you how to say numbers in a most natural way: 我们今天教你怎么最地道地念数字7 U3 ~6 X( }( l `
Maybe not the math-class way: 跟数学课上的念法可能有差5 T+ ]% \0 \! J( s, T
In my mind, numbers are really abstract: 对我来说,数字很抽象 6 M2 \) w: u8 p9 W$ _1 m4 F2 ] 7 O, g+ \* H7 ~7 W/ `1 _' W7 k% @, G
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In math class, the teacher would always say “one thousand and five hundred”: 上数学课,老师都会念“one thousand and five hundred”( b% u& y6 w* F6 i) s, J
If I’m talking to my friend, I’d say, “fifteen hundred.”: 如果是跟朋友聊天,我会说“fifteen hundred” 2 Z: E' r' J( p& e. Y/ B' n3 F4 R+ _9 A( \% C, f9 o
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不是整数的数字怎么念?
窍门是遇到四位数以上的数字,我们先遵循英语千、万...的表达方法,接着把剩下的数字放在一起念: - \$ H: q" }9 J1 f7 H. z! U比如 $ y8 {& \8 ~2 H, Z! D* W
1555: fifteen hundred and fifty five或者one thousand five hundred and fifty-five
15555: fifteen thousand five hundred and fifty five
155555: a hundred fifty thousand five hundred and fifty five0 S4 X9 N" v s% l
虽然有点搞,不过大家多看几遍,就会理解其中的规律了;0 i" h U$ r& X
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dollar shops: 一元店/ m* ~8 v1 z% L
nine ninety-nine: $9.993 x5 d6 D9 X( e# Q, i1 M: _
. Z: U7 p- d! I {, b/ A$ K) ^3 _3 c% x+ ]6 A 以下是Adam在节目里举的一些价格例子,大家都听对了吗?! ]3 N. E, E( H* W5 f
nine thirty: $9.30 8 J( Z1 O* ?0 b' U5 ^0 Bnine forty: $9.40 4 s% T/ v. j7 Y, t6 Hnine ninety-five: $9.95; Q7 C! W1 b; N
ninety-nine ninety-five: $99.956 O5 I9 ]- [, Z% t2 G7 G
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Words like “dollars” and “cents” are often omitted in spoken English: 口语里”块”和”毛”经常省略! S+ g1 m' L; {% X5 A
You‘ll often hear “nine ninety-nine” instead of “nine dollars and ninety-nine cents”: 9块9毛9一般说成”nine ninety-nine”, 而不是“nine dollars and ninety-nine cents”( k* E8 j7 A" G4 w2 |" w
People simplify these number-related expressions for the sake of convenience: 许多数字的念法被简化了,为了说起来更方便 1 ~ K9 \5 ]2 @( C6 B! L% L( ?( q# h
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