A.分数
分数中分子用基数词表示,分母用序数词表示。先读分子,后读分母。当分子大于1时,分母要加“s”。例如
1/2读作:a/one half(口语中更倾向于用“a”代替“one”)
1/3读作:a/one third
1/8读作:an/one eighth
1/4读作:a/one quarter(fourth)
2/3读作:two thirds
1/5/9读作one and five ninths
比较复杂的分数常常用over这个词表示。如:
317/509读作:three hundred and seventeen over five hundred and nine
3/4hour,7/lOmile则说three quarters of an hour(三刻钟),seven tenths of a
mile(十分之七英里)。
b)百分比
读百分比只需在相应的数字后加“percent"。如:
25%读作twenty-five percent
11.3%读作eleven point three percent