商务英语的数字基础知识

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我们在学习之前应确认您已经熟练掌握一些基础知识，这些内容会在BEC 学习、实际工作和考试中会经常出现。
　　数字
4 \: D! s$ T/ Q1 {+ S　　分为基数词和序数词
1 D) \: o2 a/ p7 M$ F& y　　Cardinal Ordinal
* ]7 o  N) r1 I9 X　　1 one 　1st first
　　2 two 　2nd second
2 H8 I1 ~7 [; t2 L5 v" R: n8 e　　3 three 　3rd third
0 {# [1 Q& {9 R　　4 four 　4th fourth
　　5 five 　5th fifth
2 D" o# h: m9 u7 i8 k　　6 six 　6th sixth
　　7 seven 　7th seventh
　　8 eight 　8th eighth
5 D) ^/ K! _* O　　9 nine　 9th ninth
  Y0 s6 k, G3 {$ u  G　　10 ten 　10th tenth
　　11 eleven　 11th eleventh
　　12 twelve　 12th twelfth
　　13.thirteen 　13th thirteenth
( u& a  _2 C7 z7 z1 m, h　　14 fourteen 　14th fourteenth
　　15 fifteen 　15th fifteenth
; G9 ^" g+ I; P( d- {' i' }+ [$ g　　16 sixteen 　16th sixteenth
( x: Z  R' q+ o# t9 L　　17 seventeen 　17th seventeenth
8 M- x0 U: M( s* h( `/ N　　18 eighteen　 18th eighteenth
　　19 nineteen 　19th nineteenth
6 d/ y, b7 {( t4 y% K+ G% v8 i4 z　　20 twenty 　20th twentieth
　　21 twenty-one 　21st twenty-first
2 Q# P; A9 j1 ^/ N8 x　　22 twenty-two 　22nd twenty-second
- ^! P) c+ B5 U8 k0 S8 t　　30 thirty 　30th thirtieth
' O$ k- D. j* V6 s" \5 T6 Q　　40 forty 　40th fortieth
" {7 c; e" [0 W9 I  j: [/ q% }　　50 fifty 　50th fiftieth
　　60sixty 　60th sixtieth
　　70seventy 　70th seventieth
　　80eighty 　80th eightieth
  h5 i- k  r  m　　90ninety 　90th ninetieth
　　100 a hundred 100th hundredth
　　0 *nought 0 is pronounced nought before a point and oh after a point in
2 s/ z4 a( K( J  ~9 T# ^　　British English. It is pronounced zero in US English.
　　100 a hundred
　　1,000 a thousand
　　1,000,000 a million
　　1,000,000,000 a billion (US English)
　　1,000,000,000,000 a billion (British English)
　　In the pass, US and British billions were not the same. But US billions are now often used
　　by British companies and newspapers.
4 B- E: I! ]' B  w. f2 \　　Fractions
　　1/4 a quarter 1/3 a third 1/2 a half 4/5 four fifths
　　Decimals
3 p9 n% k% O4 b0 j' m$ N　　0.5 nought point five
3 X3 w1 `( v+ b/ _　　0.25 nought point two five
7 e6 |3 ^% s. K7 X; h' m' }) o, X8 A　　10.06 ten point oh six
　　27.27 twenty-seven point two seven
9 A+ w; D5 @6 Q- z9 m7 \　　*Pronounce numbers individually after a decimal point.
+ j; L5 l4 G8 Q6 ?: T+ Q) J　　Telling the time
　　A simple way to tell the time is to say the numbers.
& L; T1 I, P% G! H7 G　　10.20 ten twenty 11.15 eleven fifteen
( m& R! ^" S6 i2 A5 k6 R' F　　4.45 four forty-five
　　You can say the hours in two ways:
　　9：00 nine or nine o’clock
# t9 `0 _6 F) {- l" {$ W0 o+ M　　But don’t make this common mistake
　　nine-thirty o’clock----- This is wrong.
' k. z% s. p$ i　　If you need to be exact you can say: ten a.m. or ten in the morning
1 n; Y" K9 [" Y" i* V6 `　　and ten p.m. or ten at night
0 s" L1 n* s$ G/ d) ^! M　　You can also tell the time in this way:
% B  H+ C) |  \2 u$ J, @　　1.00 one o’clock 3.10 ten past three 4.15 a quarter past four 5.30 half past five
　　5.35 twenty-five to six 6.45 a quarter to seven (这种表达时间的方式在口语和考试中经常出现)
$ q: p3 ]3 i: E6 h4 l　　Days: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
: h4 e1 t. ]7 v, M' p　　Months: January February March April May June July
　　August September October November December
& y. i1 Y  k8 u0 C5 v3 D　　Seasons: spring summer autumn (US English: fall) winter
4 L1 R6 C7 K" e1 q9 D0 O3 |8 }　　Years: Written Spoken
+ ]+ A# R' ]+ o! I0 e　　1992 nineteen ninety-two
　　1066 ten sixty-six
/ i( c/ ~, O8 S, r9 m　　1908
0 b; j, n1 c) R$ h　　1900
　　2008
2 ^& E  A& J( T: g/ K　　Dates: BE AE
2 P$ T2 _  ?/ H# l　　Spoken The sixteenth of September(16th Sept.) Sixteenth September
/ {. q: C6 ~2 ~+ Q2 F　　September the sixteenth (Sept. 16th) September sixteenth
$ b5 s' j% L5 j1 ]　　Written 16(th) September 16(th) September
0 A6 z% r1 u' N- y　　16/9/98 9/16/98
　　电话号码表达：62196566 电话号码通常一位一位的读。 double /triple]
; \2 v$ K4 j  g, \+ g% v% m　　钱的表达法：￡8.50 eight pounds fifty pence eight pounds fifty
　　eight fifty