参加六级英语考试的朋友们,大家在听力上是不是有些吃力呢?英语六级考试中听力占据很大的比例,也是大多数考生的弱项,失分比较严重,六级听力中像时间的表达就是一个出题关键点,今天就来看看听力中关于时间和数字的表达方法。

  英语中时间的表达方法主要有直接法和借用介词法等。

  (1)直接法。

  上午八点 eight AM (a.m.) [eiem]

  下午九点 nine PM (p.m.) [piem]

  六点六分 six six

  六点三十二 six thirty two

  八点正 eight o’clock

  (2)借用介词法。

  八点四十五 a quarter to nine

  七点零五分 five past seven

  七点五十四 six to eight

  六点半 half past six

  (3)表示正点的用法。

  十一点正 at 11 o'clock sharp

  at 11 o'clock on the hour

  at 11 o'clock on the strike

  正午12点 at noon

  午夜12点 at midnight

  时间表示法和时段的简单运算是听力考试的热点,请看下面的对话:

  W: How long does the class usually last?

  M: Umm, let me think. It starts from a quarter to nine, and ends at nine thirty.

  So...

  W: That is fortyfive minutes. Thank you very much!

  Q: When does the class usually start?

  英语中纯数字的表达方法:

  大于100的数字:

  101 one hundred (and ) one

  200 two hundred

  998 nine hundred ( and ) ninetyeight

  在英语中上面括弧中的and 一般不能省略;而在美国英语中却往往省去。请分析下面的对话:

  A:How many people are killed in the terrorists' attacking at America?

  B: That's nine hundred and ninetyeight, exactly.

  A: Woo, you must be joking. How can you get such an accurate number?

  B: Ha, ha... surely I am joking. You silly goose.

  大于1000的数字:

  1001 a/one thousand (and) one

  2232 two thousand two hundred (and) thirty two

  900,732,266,043

  nine hundred billion seven hundred thirty two million two hundred sixty six forty three

  英语中一千以上数字的表达方法是以三位数为单元,从高到低billion,million,thousand 而依次读出的。因此我们在听时,可以三位数三位数地记录。试比较下面的对话:

  A:Can you tell me exactly the numbers of the whole people in our country?

  B:One billion four hundred thirtytwo million two hundred sixty six forty three.

  A:Thank you very much.

  这些内容希望对大家的复习有所帮助,如果你正在备考六级考试,很多知识点我们都要梳理学习。不要仅仅看一些技巧而忽视那些本应该掌握的知识点,学习没有那么容易,想通过六级考试更是如此,希望大家能够认真复习灵活应对。