你了解用英语书写数字时的规则吗?
南昌十九中 宋焘
以英语为母语的国家,在书写数字时已形成几条约定俗成的规则。 一、英美等国的出版社在排版时遵循一条原则, 即1至10用单词表示,10以上的数目用阿拉伯数字。 That table measures ten feet by five.那个工作台长10英尺,宽5英尺。
The traditional pattern of classroom experience at the college level brings the professor and a group of 20 to 30 students together for a 45-to-50-minute class session two or three times a week. 由一个教授和十名学生每周会晤两三次,每次授课时间45到50分钟,是大学程度课堂教学的传统方式。
二、遇到日期、百分比、带单位的特殊数字,通常用阿拉伯数字。 Maximum swivel of table is l20.工作台的最大回转角度是120度。 3rd March l991或3 March l991; a discount of 5 percent(5%的折扣);purchased 7 yards of carpet(买7码地毯); ordered 2 pounds of minced steak (订购2磅剁碎的肉)。
三、如果涉及的数目和单位是不定数,可用单词表示。 about five miles per hour(每小时大约5英里) at least ten yards away(至少有10码远) hesitated for a moment or two(犹豫了片刻) I have warned you a hundred times(我已经警告你多少遍了)。
四、句首不用阿拉伯数字,句末要尽量避免用阿拉伯数字。 4th July is an important date in American history.该写成The fourth of July... 60%profit was a reported.据报道有60%的利润。应改写成:Sixty per cent profit…
五、遇到分数,可用带连字符号的单词表示。 At 1east two-thirds of the class have had colds.这个班至少有三分之二的学生患重感冒。 Nitrogen forms about four-fifths of the atmosphere. 氮约占大气的五分之四。
|