Number 数字的表现

　　来自 | 撰写| 7月13日

　　A: Is this 135 [ one three five] 23rd [ twenty-third] Street?

　　B: No, this is 137 [ one three seven]. 135 [ one three five] is next door.

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　　A: What did you have for breakfast?

　　B: I had two scrambled eggs, two pieces of corn bread, two cups of coffee and an orange.

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　　A: How tall are you?

　　B: Five feet seven inches.

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　　A: How often do you see her?

　　B: About three times a month.

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　　A: How long is this bridge?

　　B: About three hundred and eighty-five feet.

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　　A: When are you leaving?

　　B: I"m leaving on Northwest flight 102 [ one o two] on Sunday the thirteenth.

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　　A: 75-93 [seventy-five ninety-three] is that your car?

　　B: No, mine"s over there: 33-50 [ double three five o ]

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　　A: What is the speed limit here?

　　B: 60 [ sixty] miles an hour.

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　　A: What"s your temperature?

　　B: I"ve got a slight fever. It"s 37.8 [ thirty-seven point eight]

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　　A: What"s today"s exchange rate?

　　B: 170.8 [ one seven o point eight]

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　　A: Which gate should I go to for flight 307 [ three o seven], please?

　　B: Gate 20 [twenty]

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　　A: 35 mm [ thirty-five millimeter] film, please.

　　B: Yes, sir. 24 [ twenty-four] exposures or 36 [ thirty-six]?

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　　A: At how many rounds was the fight stopped?

　　B: It was stopped in the 7th [seventh] round.

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　　A: Who"s ahead?

　　B: The Giants are ahead, 3 to 2 [ three to two] over the Carp at the bottom of eighth inning.

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　　A: What"s your address?

　　B: 36 [thirty-six] South 75th [seventy-fifth] street, Apartment 10 [ten].

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　　A: How much did you pay for the fare?

　　B: $200 [two hundred dollars] round trip with 7.5 [seven point five] percent discount.

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　　A: How fast are we running?

　　B: About 75 [ seventy-five] miles per hour.

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　　A: How long have you been waiting?

　　B: About a quarter of an hour.

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　　A: Did you miss the 10:08 [ten-o-eight] train?

　　B: Yeah, I missed it. I"ve got to take the 10:30 [ten thirty] train.

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　　A: Can you come see me at quarter to five?

　　B: I"m afraid I"ll be busy until quarter after six?

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　　A: Is Pan Am 105 [one-o-five] arriving on schedule?

　　B: No, it"s delayed 10 [ten] minutes.

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　　A: Will the 12:00 [ twelve o"clock] flight be on time?

　　B: I"m afraid there"ll be a 20 [twenty] minutes delay.

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　　A: What"s your flight number?

　　B: 309 [three-o-nine]. It leaves at 22:00 [twenty-two hundred].

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　　A: Does your watch keep good time?

　　B: No, it gains five minutes or so in 24 [ twenty-four] hours.

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　　A: How heavy is 1 lb. [one pound]?

　　B: About 1/2 kg [ half a kilogram].

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　　A: How much is 0.3478 [ naught point three four seven eight] to two decimal places?

　　B: .35 [ point three five ]

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　　A: That"ll be $3.98 [ three dollars and ninety eight cents].

　　B: I"m afraid I only have a $ 100 [hundred dollar] bill.

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　　A: Are you through with your work?

　　B: I"ve finished 2/3 [ two thirds] of it.

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　　A: In population, the U.S. is twice as large as Japan, isn"t it?

　　B: Right. But in size, it"s about 27 [twenty-seven] times bigger.

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　　A: According to the leaflet, the store"s closed for remodeling until August 27 [ twenty-seventh].

　　B: We"ve got to ask whether that means it opens again on 27 [the twenty-seventh] or 28 [the twenty-eighth].

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　　A: How much is a dime?

　　B: 10 cents. It"s one tenth of a dollar.