英語中的數詞比較繁雜的部分是數字的寫法,大部分語法書裡都不怎麼花篇幅講清楚各種情況下的寫法,今天小編就跟大家來梳理梳理。
先來做個小測試,大家看看下面的10道題中,正確的選項是哪一個?
【小測試】
1.
A) We found twenty-five spelling mistakes.
B) We found twenty five spelling mistakes.
2.
A) My grandfather was born in the Nineteen Twenties.
B) My grandfather was born in the nineteen twenties.
C) My grandfather was born in the Nineteen twenties.
D) My grandfather was born in the nineteen-twenties.
3.
A) ⅓ of the inventory was ruined in the fire.
B) One-third of the inventory was ruined in the fire.
C) Both A and B are correct.
4.
A) A two thirds majority is needed to pass the measure.
B) A two-thirds majority is needed to pass the measure.
5.
A) I have $0.75 in coins for the parking meter.
B) I have seventy-five cents in coins for the parking meter.
6.
A) The shirt costs $50.
B) The shirt costs $50 dollars.
C) Both A and B are correct.
7.
A) Her earnings rose from $500 to five thousand dollars in one year because of her marketing efforts.
B) Her earnings rose from $500 to $5,000 in one year because of her marketing efforts.
C) Both A and B are correct.
8.
A) The bond yielded four and one-third percent annually.
B) The bond yielded four and one third percent annually.
C) The bond yielded four-and-one-third percent annually.
9.
A) Last summer they traveled 11,875 miles.
B) Last summer they traveled 11875 miles.
C) Both A and B are correct.
10.
A) Forty-seven people were hired last month.
B) 47 people were hired last month.
【數字寫法】
1、需要拼寫出來的情況
關於數字是否要拼寫出來,不同的語法書會列出不同的情況,但是以下情況,一般是要拼寫出來的:
1)小於10的數字,如:
注意:有的語法書建議把1-100的數字都拼寫出來。
2)句首開頭的數字,如:
3、分數(一般分子和分母之間要用連字符連起來;分子用基數詞,分母用序數詞,當分子大於1時,分母要用複數),如:
注意: 如果是帶分數,一般還是寫成數字形式。但是,如果這個帶分數位於句首,還是要拼寫出來的。如:
The recipe calls for 1½ kilograms of flour. / One and a half kiograms of flour are called for in the recipe. (這個食譜裡需要準備1.5公斤的麵粉。)
2、需要寫成數字形式的情況
1)10及以上的數字,如:
注意:英語裡,一般四位數及以上的數字,每三位數字都要用逗號隔開,但每三位數之間不要空格。此外,如果兩個或兩個以上的數字同組出現時,寫法要保持一致,即使這組數字中包含小於10的數字,也都要用數字形式寫出來。如:
正確: She has four brothers aged 5, 7, 12, and 15. (她有四個兄弟,分別是5歲、7歲、12歲和15歲。)
錯誤:She has four brothers aged seven, nine, 12, and 15.
2)日期和年份,如:
注意:當年、月、日同時使用時,日期不用序數詞,如:
正確:The play is on August 23, 2016. (這部話劇將於2016年8月23日上演。)
錯誤:The play is on August 23rd, 2016.
3)百分數,如:
注意:如果百分數位於句首,則需要拼寫出來,如:
4)小數,如:
3、多種形式都可以的情況
1)世紀和年代,如:
She lived in San Francisco in the eighties. (她八十年代時住在舊金山。)
During the 1980s she lived in San Francisco. (同上)
She lived in San Francisco in the 『80s. (同上)
2)時刻,如:
當有o'clock或者沒有使用a.m.或p.m.時,一般把時刻拼寫出來。但是,如果要強調準確的時間或是使用了a.m.或p.m.時,則寫成數字形式。如:
正確: We have to get up at six o'clock to be on time for school. (為了按時到校,我們不得不六點就起床)
正確:She gets home around eight in the evening. (她一般大約晚上八點到家。)
錯誤:We have to get up at 6 o'clock to be on time for school.
正確:The accident happened at 8:22 p.m.last night. (這場事故發生在昨晚8點22分。)
正確:They did not leave the party until 2 a.m.. (他們直到凌晨2點才離開聚會。)
注意:中午和半夜一般是要拼寫出來的,而不是寫成12:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.,如:
3)整數或約整數,如:
如果該整數或約整數只有一兩個單詞,一般都拼寫出來,也可以寫成數字,如:
但是,如果整數較大,一般都寫成數字形式,如:
4、特殊情況
1)當兩個數字相鄰時,其中一個要拼寫出來,而且儘量挑選拼寫短的數字拼寫出來,如:
2)如果序數詞不表示順序時,要拼寫出來,如:
正確:He was my first true love. (他曾是我的初戀真愛。)
錯誤:He was my 1st true love.
3)萬一碰到不知道到底要寫成數字形式還是拼寫出來的情況時,建議還是拼寫出來。
【小測試答案】
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