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1、英语听力中数字的听力技巧发布: 2009-3-05 22:30 | 作者: bleue | 来源: 英语家园在收听VOA英语广播的过程中,听众时常会碰到许多数字,这是我国英语学习者的一大难关,四位数以上的数字更是如此。原因是英汉两种语言的计数单位不完全一样。】它们的最大区别是:汉语中有“万”和“亿”这两个计数单位,英语没有;而英语的million(百万)和billion(十亿)这两个计数单位,汉语里却是在它们的前面加上十,百,千而构成的复合计数单位,于是形成了英汉数字的不同表示法。英汉两种语言的计数单位是不一致的,英语每四位数,汉语每五位数要变更其计数单位的名称,这就形成了四位以上数字的不同表

2、示法。这些不同的表示法给英语学习者,尤其是给来辨别数量单位并接受信息的英语广播听众带来了很大的困难。怎样才能克服这一困难,做到准确无误地听记英语新闻中出现的数字呢?根据我们的收听实践,发现采取以下步骤,比较容易听记:1)根据美国英语中每逢四位数就要变更计数单位的规则,记数时采用国际习惯每隔三位数用一逗号分开,即1,000以上的数:先从后向前数,每三位数加一“,”,第一个“,”号前为thousand,第二个“,”号前为million,第三个“,”号前为billion(在英国英语国家中为thousand million),然后一节一节表示。例如:123,456,895,167,读成one hund

3、red (and) twenty three billion four hundred (and) fifty-six million eight hundred (and) ninety-five thousand one hundred and sixty-seven.从这一读法中不难看出:除了trillion,billion,和million外,其他数字都是百、十、个的反复使用。2)以trillion,billion,million和thousand为中心,收听时集中注意力听清楚是多少个trillion,多少个billion,多少个million和多少个thousand,及时记下并在它们

4、的后面分别用“,”分开,没有具体数字的就打上“0”。当然trillion的前面还有一些更大的计数词,其规律都是一样的。3)注意数字的书写表达方法。一般说来,英语数字的书写方法有以下三种:(1)如果数字能用一个单独单词来表达,就直接写出该单词。如:“一”、“九”、“十五”、“八十”就分别写作one,nine,fifteen和eighty。(2)如果数字要用一个复合数词或几个数词来表达,如:“二十一”、“九十九”、“一百零一”、“一千八百七十六”等等,通常就写出阿拉伯数字“21”、“99”、“101”、“1,876”等等。如果数字是比较大的整数,常常要用阿拉伯数字加英语单词一起来表达。如“一百六十

5、万”、“四十五亿”就写成“1.6 million”和“4.5 billion”等等。另外,还有一些数字可以有两种读法。例如:1,000可读作one thousand或ten hundred,4,500可读作four thousand five hundred或forty-five hundred,500,000可读作five hundred thousand或half million。在VOA的英语广播中,如果数字达到或超过了billion,Special English和Standard English 的读法通常都不一样。如:The Chinese News Agency says Chi

6、nas population has grown to 1,031,882,511 persons. (St.) Standard English的播音员将这一数字读作one billion thirty-one million eight hundred eighty-two thousand five hundred eleven。而Special English的播音员将这一数字读作one thousand thirty-one million。又如:World Bank President A. W. Clausen says the bank will lend China 1,00

7、0,000,000 next year. (St.) Standard English的播音员将这一数字读作one billion,而Special English的播音员将这一数字读作one thousand million,这一读法避免了使用billion这一没有被VOA Special English Wordbook收进的难词。数字中的另一难点是带有小数点的百分数,我们常常在经济、金融和其他涉及较精确的百分比的新闻中遇到。这些数字,特别是百分之零点几的数字的读法比较难懂,有的有几种读法,在一般的辞书和语法书中很难找到满意的答案。现根据录音材料,从这摘录一些含有这些数字的典型单句,按一定

8、的规律排列如下,供读者参考:The report noted that the slowdown is less than the four and one half per cent (4.5%) drop in such economic activity during the last three months of 1981.The second largest bank in the United States, the city Bank of New York, has raised its prime interest rates to sixteen and one half

9、 per cent (16.5%).He (World Bank President A. W. Claysen) praised Chinas economic progress in the last two years, noting the Chinese economy has grown almost seven point five per cent (7.5%) in the time of world recession.The Labor Department said almost 11 million Americans were out of work, about

10、nine point eight per cent (9.8%) of the work force.Almost 10 million persons in the US were unemployed in March. That means nine per cent (9%) of the American labor forces was out of work, and increase of two tenths of one per cent (0.2%) over Februarys rate.Consumer prices in the US increased by on

11、ly two tenths of one per cent (0.2%) in February.Producer prices in the United States increased by one tenth of one per cent (0.1%) in April, the first rise since January. Government economists say producer prices rose at yealy rate of only four tenths of one per cent (0.4%) during the first four mo

12、nths of this year.The Labor Department reports that producer prices increased by only one half of one per cent (0.5%) in October.The Federal Reserve Board says industrial production dropped eight tenths of one per cent (0.8%) in October.The Labor Department reports the prices in the US lowered only

13、six tenths of one per cent (0.6%) last month. Prices has risen one fourth per cent (0.25%) in May and June.The World has a huge supply of fresh water, rivers, rain water, lakes and underground wells. But experts say that only abut one third of one per cent (0.3% or 1/3%) of the worlds total water su

14、pply is naturally safe for drinking.总的来说,英语数字的听记是英语学习者的一大难点,除了掌握一定的规律和技巧外,必须通过大量的听说读写训练,才能达到比较迅速而准确的目的。常听到人们说go fifty-fifty,意思是平分,以可以说go half-half,即中文里的二一添作五;而在Well go by six by six.里,六乘六是指一种六轮汽车;Seven times seven did I take coucil with my soul.我一而再,再而三地扪心自问。这里的七乘七,既不是说身高,也不是汽车,而是指多次扪心自问。在汉语里,三思而行用英

15、语说三则便成了二:Think twice before you leap.;三心二意是:be in two minds;乱七八糟是:at sixes and sevens,如:Theres a regular shindy in the house: and everything at sixes and sevens.屋里乱极了,一切都是乱七八糟的。十全十美是:to the nines,如:The whole family were dressed up to the nines when they left for the wedding.全家人都身著盛装去参加婚礼。十之八九则是:ten to one,如:Ten to one he has forgotten it.他很可能已经忘了。The two were just six and half a dozen.意思是:1他们俩个平分了所得。 2他们俩个半斤八两,不相上下。 3他们俩个都是六英尺高。 4他们俩个刚好六点到。考研英语听力数字表达类日常表达方法时间:2010-01-19 08:48来源:未知 作者:admin 点击: 200次 字体: 大 中 小 (单词翻译:双击或拖选) 人们在日常生活中,主要通过四种方式来实现这种交流功能,即:听,说,读,写。据专家统计,听和说在人们的交

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