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six out of ten表示分数

英语分数的表示法：
一、用“基数词＋序数词”表示
分数在英语中通常是借助于基数词和序数词来共同表达的。其中基数词表示分子，序数词表示分母。
如：
The centimeter is one-tenth of the decimeter or one-hundredth of the meter．厘米是分米的十分之一，或者说是米的百分之一。

However，the number of boys will bea third or less than the girls in the class．但是，班里男生的人数将比女生少三分之一或更少。

从以上例子可以看出：分子除用one外，也可用a；如果分子大于1，分母要用复数形式。但是，1／2不能说a（one）second，而要说a（one）half。例如：

The sum of one half，one third and one fourth of a certain number is 13.某数的1／2，1／3和1／4的和是13。

二、用per cent等表示

表示百分之一可以说one（a）hundredth，但更常用one percent或per cent，即用百分数表示法来表达。例如：
Our bodies are 65percent water．我们人体含65％水分。

Seventy-five percent of the earth'ssur- face is covered by water．地球表面的75％被水覆盖着。

三、用part表示

名词part有“……分之一”的意思，分子大于1时，part用复数。表示分数的结构一般有以下三种：
（1）“基数词（或a）＋序数词＋part（s）” a hundred part百分之一
（2）“基数词＋part（s）＋in＋基数词” five parts in one thousand千分之五
（3）“基数词＋part（s）＋per＋基数词” one part per million百万分之一

四、用“基数词＋介词＋基数词”表示

借助介词表示分数，介词前的数词是分子，介词后的数词是分母。例如：

Ninety-nine people out of a hundred，if they were asked who first found America， would answer Clumbus．如果要问是谁首先发现美洲，一百个人中有九十九个（百分之九十九）将回答是哥伦布。

这种结构中的介词主要有in，out of，of以及to

The map is drawn to a scale of one of ten thousand．这张地图是按万分之一的比例绘制的。

2.So a lot of you as a consequence, because we're going through a tough time as a country, are having to act a lot older than you are.

as a consequence由于…,结果

例句：As a consequence, many researchers routinely violate its requirements.
      因此，许多研究人员经常违反规定。

3.President Obama told students they need to work hard in school "because an education has never been more important than it is today."

has never been more important than最高级

1)直接使用比较级

①How beautiful she sings! I've never heard a better voice.

= She has the best voice I've ever heard.

她唱得多好啊！这是我听到的最美的歌喉。

②I have never read a more interesting novel.

= It is the most interesting novel I've ever read.

这是我读过的最有趣的小说。

2)比较级 + than + the other + 复数名词/ + any other + 单数名词/ + any of the other + 复数名词

①She goes to school earlier than the other girls.

她比其他女孩早上学。

②He works harder than any other student.

她学习最用功。

③China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia.

中国是亚洲最大的国家

3)比较级 + than + anything/ anyone else

①George did more work than anyone else.

乔治干活最多。

②Tom cared more for money than for anything else

汤姆最喜欢钱。

4)在比较句型中使用 "no", "nobody", "nothing" 等词。

①I like nothing better than swimming.

我最喜欢游泳。

②Nobody can do the work better than he did.

这项工作他做得最出色。