金融英語口語大全第2期:數(shù)字和數(shù)目

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New Words
    新單詞
    number n.
    數(shù)目
    digit n.
    數(shù)字
    Phrases & Expressions
    短語匯
    be interested in
    在...感興趣,愛好....
    even number
    偶數(shù)
    odd number
    奇數(shù)
    cardinal number
    基數(shù)
    ordinal number
    序數(shù)
    A:Are you interested in accounting?
    A:你對會(huì)計(jì)感興趣嗎?
    B:Not very much. I hope little by little it gets better.
    B:不太感興趣,我希望能逐步對會(huì)計(jì)有好感。
    A:We will.
    A:我們一定會(huì)的。
    B:Maybe you can help me. What is the difference between a number and a digit?
    B:或許你能幫助我解答一個(gè)問題。你說數(shù)字和數(shù)目之間有什么差別?
    A:Ah, that's easy. For example, a number like 237 865 contains six digits,
    A:啊,這是很容易。舉例說吧,在一個(gè)數(shù)目237 865里有6個(gè)數(shù)字組成,
    so several digits make up a number over ten.
    因此一個(gè)十以上的數(shù)目是由幾個(gè)數(shù)字組成的。
    B:Which term is used more often?
    B:這兩個(gè)詞中哪一個(gè)用途更廣?
    A:The word 'number' is more widely used. For example, you'd say 'even number',
    A:數(shù)目“(數(shù))這個(gè)詞用處更廣泛。例如,我們常說“偶數(shù)“,
    'old number', 'cardinal number', 'ordinal number', a known number or an unknown number.
    ‘奇數(shù)’,‘基數(shù)’,‘序數(shù)’,已知數(shù)或未知數(shù)。
    B:How else is this word used?
    B:數(shù)個(gè)詞另外還有那種用途?
    A:For instance, my home telephone number is 62028431 and my home address is No.346 Beijing Road.
    A:比如我的家里電話號碼是62028431,我的地址是北京路346號。
    Our classroom is 253.
    我們的教室是253號。
    B:Where do we use 'digits' most often?
    B:“數(shù)字”在哪兒用得多?
    A:In mathematics or in computer science. All of us will have a special course to learn.
    A:在數(shù)學(xué)和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)有用得多。我們不久就要學(xué)這門課程。
    B:Yes. Banks today have computers to process everyday accounts.
    B:是的,現(xiàn)在銀行里都用計(jì)算機(jī)處理每天的來往賬目。
    A:We might say, the day of the abacus is gone.
    A:我們可以說,算盤的時(shí)代已經(jīng)過去了。
    B:But I am interested in using an abacus.
    B:可我對打算盤還是很感興趣。
    A:So am I. Using an abacus is still a basic accounting.
    A:我也一樣,打算盤仍然是會(huì)計(jì)的基本技能。
    An abacus is also a counting machine, using our brain and our fingers.
    算盤也是一臺(tái)計(jì)數(shù)器,用我們的頭腦和手指來操作。
    B:Digits will be the main things we cope with in the future.
    B:我們將來天天打交道的主要東西是數(shù)字。
    A:Yes, digits are numbers from 1-0, ten elements - one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
    A:是的,數(shù)字是從1到0之間的數(shù)。共有10個(gè):1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
    nine and 0. For example, 2432079, We read:two, four, three, two, ou (or zero), seven nine.
    9和0。例如243207,我們就可按次序往下讀。
    B:Thanks for teaching me so much!
    B:謝謝你,教了我不少。
    A:My pleasure.
    A:很高興同你談?wù)?,不用謝。