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| 出处: 更新:2005-11-12 | 作者: | 责编:henry | |
| 在平时办公过程当中,特别是作为办公室的文秘在英语语写作中,经常会遇到数字;哪些场合用单词表示,哪些场合用阿拉伯数字表示,往往使人难以确定,现行语法书中也极少涉及此类问题。实际上,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,现总结如下供读者参考。 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(也有的以100为界限),这条原则值得我们行文时借鉴。 Eg. That table measures ten feet by five. Eg. 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. 二、人数用阿技伯数字表示显得更简洁明了,但不定数量、近似值用单词表示较恰当。 Eg. Nearly thirty thousand voters took part in this election. 三、遇到日期、百分比、带单位的特殊数字,通常用阿拉伯数字。 Eg. Maximum swivel of table is l20. Eg. 3rd March l991或3 March l991; Eg. purchased 7 yards of carpet Eg. ordered 2 pounds of minced steak 四、如果涉及的数目和单位是不定数,可用单词表示。 Eg. about five miles per hour Eg. at least ten yards away Eg. hesitated for a moment or two Eg. I have warned you a hundred times 五、在科技文章中,数字频繁出现,用阿拉伯数字比用单词陈述更有利。 Eg. The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 litres and a power out-put of 153 kilowatts at 4400 revolutions per minute. Eg. We know that the weight of a cubic foot of air at 0oC and 76cm,pressure is 0.08l pound, or 12 cubic feet of air weigh a pound. 六、句首不用阿拉伯数字,句末要尽量避免用阿拉伯数字。 Eg. 19 couples took part in the ballroom dancing competition. Eg. 60%profit was a reported. 应改写成:Sixty per cent profit… Eg. 1345 kilograms force was applied at the center point of the bar. 七、遇到分数,可用带连字符号的单词表示。 Eg. At 1east two-thirds of the class have had colds. Eg. Nitrogen forms about four-fifths of the atmosphere. |
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