1. 수사 중 철자에 주의할 숫자
기수 15⇒fifteen 40⇒forty
서수 1⇒ first 2⇒ second 3⇒ third 4⇒ fourth 5⇒ fifth 8⇒ eighth 9⇒ ninth 12⇒twelfth 20⇒twentieth 99⇒ninety-ninth |
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* 읽는 방법
2. 정수
↗billion ↗thousand 123, 432, 897, 908 ↘million ⇒ One hundred twenty-three billion,four hundred thirty-two million, eight hundred ninety-seven thousand, nine hundred nine |
핵심: 끊어서 백 자리 단위로 읽는다.
그 뒤에 billion, million, thousand 등을 붙여 준다.
hundred 다음에 and 를 넣을 수도 있고 넣지 않을 수도 있다.
3. 소수및 분수
4.02⇒ one point four zeor two ½ ⇒ a half / one half ⅓ ⇒ a third/ one third ⅔ ⇒ two thirds ¼ ⇒ a quarter/one quarter 4 5-- ⇒five and four sevenths 7 |
4. 수학 기호
+ ⇒ plus - ⇒ minus ×⇒ times, multiplied by ＝⇒ is,equals ≠⇒ is not equal to > ⇒ is greater than a2⇒ a squared a3⇒ a cubed 24⇒ two to the fourth power is sixteen |
5. 수식
1 + 2 = 3 ⇒ One and two is(=are, makes) three. One plus two is(=equals) three 6 - 2 = 3 ⇒ Two from six is(=leaves) four Six minus two is(=equals) four 3 × 5 =15 ⇒Three times five is(=equals) fifteen Three multiplied by five equals fifteen. 56 ÷ 7 =8 ⇒Seven into fifty-six goes into eight. Fifty-six divided by seven is(=equals) eight. |
6. 연대
100 단위씩 끊어 읽는다. 621 ⇒ six (hundred and) twenty-one 1900⇒ nineteen hundred 1991⇒ nineteen ninety-one |
7. 날자및 시간
7 월 10 일 ⇒ July (the) tenth 또는 July ten 또는 the tenth of July. 8 시 10 분 ⇒ ten (minutes) past eight. ten (minutes) after eight. eight ten 8 시 10 분전 ⇒ ten (minutes) to eight ten (minutes) before eight |
9. 전화 번호, 금액및 온도
전화: 703-2218⇒ seven O[ou 또는zero] three, two two one eight 금액: $10.55⇒ ten dollars fifty-five cents 온도: 24℃ ⇒ twenty-four degrees centigrade(=Celsius). 72℉ ⇒ Seventy-two degrees Fahrenheit |
10. 기타
No. 6 ⇒ number six Book II ⇒ Book two World War II ⇒ World War Two/ The Second World War Elizabeth II ⇒ Elizabeth the Second Building 16, Room 622 ⇒ Building sixteen, Room six twenty-two/six two two (아파트의 동및 호수) 두쌍동이(twins), 세쌍동이(triplets), 네쌍동이(quints), 다섯쌍동이(quadruplets) |
배수 표현(중요함)
11. 배수 표현 중 숙어적인 것
He earns double my salary.(그는 내 봉급의 배를 번다.) I am twice your age.(나는 네 나이의 배다.) This is double the price.(이것은 가격의 두배다.) I bought the dress at half the price.(반값으로 그 옷을 샀다.) |
12. "----은 ---의 몇배다"의 표현
This tree is twice as tall as that. = This is two times as tall as that. = This tree is as tall again as that. = This tree is twice the height of that. = This tree is twice taller than that. (이 나무는 저 나무의 두배다.)
These shoes are three times as large as those. = These shoes are thrice as large as those. = These shoes are three times the size of those. = These shoes are three times larger than those. (이 신발은 저 신발보다 3 배나 크다.) |
13. 분수의 배수
I have half as many books as he. (나는 그가 가진 책수의 반을 가지고 있다.) Prices are one and a half times higher than three years ago. =Prices are half as high again as three years ago. (값이 3 년전보다 1.5배 올랐다.) |
14. 빈도수
once(=one time), twice(=two times), thrice(three times), four times, five times----many times. |
15. 관용적 표현
He is in his thirties.(그는 30 대다.) He is in his early/mid/late thirties.(그는 30 대 초반/중반/후반이다.)
Ten to one he will pass the examination. = Nine (cases) out of ten he will pass the examination. (10 중 팔구 그는 시험에 합격할 것이다.) |
16. 주의할 용법
1.
dozens scores hundreds thousands millions | of people | * 단어의 뜻 dozen: 12 score: 20 *fortnight: 14일(날짜에만 사용) |
2.
two | dozen score hundred thousand million(s) | of people |
3.
two | dozen hundred thousand milliion | people |
핵심: 위의 수사들은 (1)과 같이 막연한 수를 나타 낼 때는 복수로 쓰며 (s) 를 붙인다.
(2) 앞에 수사가 붙으면 단수가 된다. 단 million(s)도 가능.
(3) 앞에 수사가 붙고 뒤에 of 가 없으면 단수만 가능.