中考英语语法完全突破——数词

 

 

陷阱2  用错“一两天”之类的表达

汉语说“一两天”，说成英语可用a day or two或one or two days，但是不能用 one day or two或a or two days。如：

One or two days are enough to see the city. 要参观这个城市一两天就够了。

Within a day or two he got a letter from them. 过了不到一两天他就接到他们的一封信。

请注意以下类似表达：

Only a word or two is needed. 只需说一两句话。

I shall be ready in a second or two. 一会儿我就会准备好。

陷阱3  用错“一个半”之类的表达

用英语表示“一个半”的方法是：a…and a half或one and a half…，但不能说one and a half hour。如：

我在一个半小时之内考试完毕。

误：I finished the examination in one and a half hour.

正：I finished the examination in an hour and a half.

正：I finished the examination in one and a half hours.

注意“两个半”“三个半”“四个半”之类的表达。如：

It’s about two and a half miles away. 大约有两英里半远。

This happened four and a half centuries ago. 这是四个半世纪前发生的事。

陷阱4  用错“每隔几……”的表达法

用英语表示“每隔几……”的最常用是：“every+基数词+名词（复数）”

We meet every few days. 我们每隔几天就会一次面。

Take some fruit every three or four hours. 每隔三四个小时，吃点水果。

有时也用“every+序数词+名词（单数）”，注意不要弄错了其中的名词的数。如：

奥林匹克运动会每四年办一次。

正：The Olympics are held every four years.

正：The Olympics are held every fourth year.

如果是表示“每隔一……”，则还可用every other…，如“每隔一天”可说成every two days, every second day, every other day  (www.hxen.net)。

陷阱5  用错“另外几个……”的表达法

用英语用表示“另外几个……”的方法是：“another / a further +数词+名词”或“数词+ other / more +名词”。如：

Three other men lay wounded. 另外三个人受伤躺在那里。

Two other boys escaped through the trees. 另外两个小伙子从树林间逃跑了。

这类表达有时有较灵活的翻译。如：

I could go on for another two hours. 我再讲两个小时都讲不完。

They drove for another three hours. 他们又行驶了3个小时。

China picked up another ten gold medals. 中国又获得了10枚金牌。

I need another few days before I can make up my mind. 我还需几天才能决定。

 

 

 

陷阱6  混淆数词的单复数形式

当要表示某人的大约年岁和世纪中的某个年代时，我们习惯上要用逢整“十”的基数词的复数形式，此时不可误用单数形式。如：

He left for Japan in the nineties. 他于90年代去了日本。

He began to write in his sixtieth. 他在六十多岁开始写作。

表示年代时，有时还会说出某个世纪，此时要使用类似以下这样的表达：

in the 1930’s 在20世纪30年代（其中的撇号可以省略）

since the 1950s 从20世纪50年代开始

四、即学即练

选择最佳答案填空：

1. —How was your day off yesterday?

—Perfect! It was ________ birthday of my grandma’s. We had a big family celebration.

A. eighty               B. the eightieth    C. eightieth           D. the eighty

2. ________ visitors come to China every year.

A. Thousands of B. Ten thousands C. Ten thousand of    D. Thousand of

3. —Good news! Bill won ________ medal in the long jump just now.

—Really? That’s his ________ one at our sports meeting.

A. a; four              B. an; fourth         C. a; fourth            D. an, four

4. The road is over ________ metres long. (www.hxen.net)

A. six hundred and fifty-two             B. six hundreds and fifty-two

C. six hundred, fifty-two                    D. six hundreds, fifty-two

5. Father’s Day falls on ________ Sunday of June.

A. two                    B. the second       C. three                 D. the third

6. There are more than two ________ languages spoken in Nigeria.

A. hundreds        B. hundreds of     C. hundred           D. hundred of

7. —How old is your daughter?

—________. We had a special party for her ________ birthday last week.

A. Ninth; ninth    B. Nine; nine        C. Ninth; nine      D. Nine; ninth

8. —Excuse me, how many students are there in your art club?

—There are ________.

A. twelve              B. twelfth               C. the twelfth        D. the twelve

9. There were about six ________ students in the school building during the earthquake, and ________ of them didn’t run out.

A. hundred, two third                                                         B. hundred, two thirds

C. hundreds, two thirds                     D. hundreds, two third

10. —Shanghai has opened its ________TV channel (频道) that sends programs in foreign languages.

—Great! I can improve my English over it. (www.hxen.net)

A. first                    B. a first                 C. the first             D. one