Expressing numbers in English can be confusing to both students and those listening. Make sure you understand how to express numbers in spoken English by following these rules.

用英語表達(dá)數(shù)字，無論是對學(xué)生還是聽者來說都是容易令人困惑的。通過遵循以下這些規(guī)則，可以確保你懂得如何用英語表達(dá)數(shù)字。

 

Below you will find numbers written out in order to helps students learn the correct grouping in English. Generally speaking, numbers larger than twenty should always be expressed by numbers in written English:

你會發(fā)現(xiàn)下面寫出的數(shù)字是為了幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)正確的分組。一般來說，大于二十的數(shù)在書面英語中應(yīng)該用數(shù)字表示：

 

I have fifteen clients in New York.

我在紐約有十五個客戶。

 

She has 240 contacts on her mailing list.

她的郵件列表上有240個聯(lián)系人。

 

Tens

十位數(shù)

 

Say individual numbers between one and twenty. After that, use the tens (twenty, thirty, etc.) followed by the numbers one through nine:

一到二十之間，我們讀單個的數(shù)字。二十往后，使用十位數(shù)（二十，三十等），緊接數(shù)字一到九：

 

7 - seven

 

19 - nineteen

 

32 - thirty-two

 

89 - eighty-nine

 

When expressing large numbers (more than one hundred) read in groups of hundreds. The order is as follows: billion, million, thousand, hundred. Notice that hundred, thousand, etc. is NOT followed by an "s"

當(dāng)表達(dá)大數(shù)字時（超過一百），以“百”為單位來讀。順序如下：十億，百萬，千，百。請注意，百、千等詞后面不加“s”

 

Two hundred NOT two hundreds

Two hundred不是two hundreds

 

Hundreds

百位數(shù)

 

Say numbers in the hundreds by beginning with numerals one through nine followed by "hundred". Finish by saying the last two digits:

讀百位數(shù)以一到九開始，緊接著“hundred”，以末尾的兩位數(shù)結(jié)束：

 

350 – three hundred fifty

 

425 – four hundred twenty-five

 

873 - eight hundred seventy-three

 

112 - one hundred twelve

 

NOTE: British English takes "and" following "hundred." American English omits "and:".

注：英式英語會在“hunderd”后加上“and”。美式英語則省略“and”。

 

Thousands

千位數(shù)

 

The next group is the thousands. Say a number up to 999 followed by "thousand." Finish by reading the hundreds when applicable:

下一組是千位數(shù)。先讀出999以內(nèi)的數(shù)字，后面緊接“thousand”，然后必要時，以百位數(shù)來結(jié)束。

 

15,560 – fifteen thousand five hundred sixty

 

786,450 – seven hundred six thousand four hundred fifty

 

342,713 - three hundred forty-two thousand seven hundred thirteen

 

569,045 - five hundred sixty-nine thousand forty-five

 

Millions

百萬位

 

For millions, say a number up to 999 followed by "million." Finish by saying first the thousands and then the hundreds when applicable:

對于百萬位的數(shù)，先讀出999以內(nèi)的數(shù)字，后面緊接“million”，然后必要時，先以千位數(shù)，再以百位數(shù)來結(jié)束。

 

2,450,000 – two million four hundred fifty thousand

 

27,805,234 - twenty seven million eight hundred five thousands two hundred thirty-four

 

934,700,000 – nine hundred thirty-four million seven hundred thousand

 

589,432,420 - five hundred eighty nine million four hundred thirty-two thousand four hundred twenty

 

For even larger numbers, first use billions and then trillions in a similar manner to millions:

對于更大的數(shù)字，先用十億位，再用萬億位，然后以相同的方式表達(dá)百萬位。

 

23,870,550,000 - twenty-three billion eight hundred seventy million five hundred fifty thousand

 

12,600,450,345,000 - twelve trillion six hundred billion four hundred fifty million three hundred forty-five thousand

 

Large numbers are often rounded to the next biggest or next smallest number to make things easier. For example, 345,987,650 is rounded to 350,000,000.

過于大量的末尾數(shù)往往被舍入到下一位最大或最小的整數(shù)，這樣就使讀數(shù)變得更容易。例如，345987650被舍入到350000000。

 

Decimals

小數(shù)

 

Speak decimals as the number followed by "point." Next, say each number beyond the point individually:

讀小數(shù)就讀出數(shù)字，緊接著加上“point”。然后后面的數(shù)字分別單獨(dú)來讀就行。

 

2.36 - two point three six

 

14.82 - fourteen point eight two

 

9.7841 -nine point seven eight four one

 

3.14159    - three point one four one five nine

 

Percentages

百分?jǐn)?shù)

 

Speak percentages as the number followed by "percent"

讀百分?jǐn)?shù)就讀出數(shù)字，緊接“percent”

 

37% - thirty-seven percent

 

12% - twelve percent

 

87% - eighty-seven percent

 

3% - three percent

 

Fractions

分?jǐn)?shù)

 

Speak the top number as a cardinal number, followed by the ordinal number + "s"

分?jǐn)?shù)線上面的數(shù)字讀基數(shù)詞，分?jǐn)?shù)線下面的數(shù)字讀序數(shù)詞加“s”。

 

3/8 - three-eighths

 

5/16 - five-sixteenths

 

7/8 - seven-eighths

 

1/32 - one thirty-second

 

Exceptions to this rule are:

這個規(guī)則的例外情況是：

 

1/4, 3/4 - one-quarter, three quarters

 

1/3, 2/3 - one third, two-thirds

 

1/2 - one-half

 

Read numbers together with fractions by first starting the number followed by "and" and then the fraction:

讀帶分?jǐn)?shù)的方法是先讀前面的數(shù)字，再加上“and”，然后讀分?jǐn)?shù)。

 

4 7/8 - four and seven-eighths

 

23 1/2 - twenty-three and one-half

 

Important Numerical Expressions

重要的數(shù)字表達(dá)

 

Here are the descriptive names of a number of important numerical expressions:

下面是描述性名稱的重要數(shù)值表達(dá)：

 

Speed - 100 mph (miles per hour)

速度 - 100英里/小時（英里/小時）

 

Read speed as numbers: One hundred miles per hour

讀速度值: One hundred miles per hour

 

Weight - 42 lb. (pounds)

重量 - 42磅（磅）

 

Read weight as numbers: forty-two pounds

讀體重值：forty-two pounds

 

Telephone number - 0171 895 7056

電話 - 0171 895 7056

 

Read telephone numbers in individual numbers: zero one seven one eight nine five seven zero five six

讀電話要單獨(dú)讀出每個數(shù)字：zero one seven one eight nine five seven zero five six

 

Dates - 12/04/65

日期 - 12/04/65

 

read dates, month, day, year

讀出日期，月，日，年

 

Temperature - 72° F (Fahrenheit)

溫度 - 72華氏度（華氏溫度）

 

Read temperature as "degrees +number": seventy-two degrees fahrenheit

讀溫度的方式是“degrees +number”：seventy-two degrees fahrenheit

 

Height - 6'2''

高度 - 6'2''

 

Read height in feet and then inches: six feet two inches

讀高度，先讀英尺，再讀英寸：six feet two inches

 

Price - $60

價(jià)格 - $60

 

Read the currency first the number, then the currency: Sixty dollars

讀錢數(shù)，先讀數(shù)字，再讀貨幣單位：Sixty dollars

 

Express dollars by stating the dollar amount followed by cents:

表達(dá)美元，先讀美元，再讀美分：

 

$43.35 - forty-three dollars thirty-five cents

 

$120.50 - one hundred twenty dollars fifty cents

 

Native speakers often just say first the dollar number and then the cents number and drop "dollars" and "cents"

以英語為母語的人，經(jīng)常只先說美元，然后是美分的數(shù)字，通常省略“dollars”和“cents”

 

35.80 - thirty-five eighty

 

175.50 - one hundred seventy-five fifty

 

Score - 2-1

比分 - 2 - 1

 

Read scores as "number + to + number": Two to one

讀分?jǐn)?shù)這樣讀：“數(shù)字 ＋ to ＋ 數(shù)字”：Two to one

 

Ordinal Numbers

序數(shù)詞

 

Ordinal numbers are used when speaking about the day of the month, or the position in a group. Most numbers end in 'th', except "first", "second", and "third" of every ten numbers:

序數(shù)詞是用來表達(dá)某月中的某一天，或在一個群體中的位置。除了個位十個數(shù)字中的“第一”、“第二”和“第三”外，大多數(shù)序數(shù)詞都以“th”結(jié)尾：

 

2nd - second

第二

 

3rd - third

第三

 

5th - fifth

第五

 

17th - seventeenth

第十七

 

8th - eighth

第八

 

21 - twenty-first

第二十一

 

46 - forty-sixth

第四十六

 

（來源：滬江英語）