1、2023口译考试:英语数字的正确表达口译考试:英语数字的正确表达词汇积累是翻译考试的重点,我综合了市面上多本翻译词汇书籍并经过细心加工制作,为备考翻译考试的同学能够正确的运用英语数字的表达,下面一起看看吧!一. 英美等国的出版社在排版时遵循一条原那么,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),这条原那么值得我们行文时借鉴。That table measures ten feet by five。那个工作台长10英尺,宽5英尺。The traditional pattern of classroom experience at the college level
2、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。由一个教授和十名学生每周会见两三次,每次授课时间45到50分钟,是高校程度课堂教学的传统方式。二. 人数用阿技伯数字表示显得更简洁明白,但不定数量、近似值用单词表示较恰当。There are 203817 voters on the electoral rolls。选举名单上有203817个投票人。Nearly thirty thousand vo
3、ters took part in this election。近3万个投票人参与了这次选举。三. 遇到日期、百分比、带单位的特别数字,通常用阿拉伯数字。Maximum swivel of table is 120.工作台的最大回转角度是120度。3rd March l991或3 March l991;1991年3月3日a discount of 5 percent(5%的折扣);purchased 7 yards of carpet(买7码地毯);ordered 2 pounds of minced steak(订购2磅剁碎的肉)。假设涉及的数目和单位是不定数,可用单词表示。about fi
4、ve miles per hour(每小时大约5英里)at least ten yards away(至少有10码远)hesitated for a moment or two(迟疑了片刻)I have warned you a hundred times(我已经警告你多少遍了)。四. 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。The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 litres and a power out-put of 153 kilowatts at 4400 revolutions per minute。这台新发动机的容积为4.3升
5、,转速为每分钟4400转时输出功率是153千瓦。We know that the weight of a cubic foot of air at 0oC and 76cm,pressure is 0.81pound, or 12 cubic feet of air weigh a pound。我们知道,1立方英尺的空气在0摄氏度和760毫米汞柱压力下,重量是0.81磅,也就是说12立方英尺空气的重量是1磅。五. 句首不用阿拉伯数字,句末要尽量避开用阿拉伯数字。4th July is an important date in American history. 7月4日是美国历史上的一个重要日
6、期。应当写成The fourth of July.。19 couples took part in the ballroom dancing competition.19对选手参与了交际舞竞赛。应改写成:Nineteen couples took.。60%profit was a reported. 据报道有60%的利润。应改写成:Sixty per cent profit…1345 kilograms force was applied at the center point of the bar。试验时在杆的中点加1345公斤力。可改成When tested, a force
7、 of l345 kg was applied.。六. 遇到分数,可用带连字符号的单词表示。At 1east two-thirds of the class have had colds。这个班至少有三分之二的学生患重感冒。Nitrogen forms about four-fifths of the atmosphere。氮约占大气的五分之四。本文来源:网络收集与整理,如有侵权,请联系作者删除,谢谢!第5页 共5页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页