美语英语在日期与数字表达上差异
<p>在日期方面，美英的表达方式是有差别的。以日为先，月份为后，此为英国式，美国式则与此相反。如一九九六年三月二日的写法：</p><p>2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="March">March</span>， 1996(英)</p><p><span word="March">March</span> 2， 1996(美)</p><p>在美式的写法中，1<span word="st">st</span>， 2<span word="nd">nd</span>， 3<span word="rd">rd</span>的<span word="st">st</span>， <span word="nd">nd</span>， <span word="rd">rd</span>是不使用的。由于日期书面表达不同，读法也不一样。如1987年4月20日，英式的写法是20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="April">April</span>， 1987，读成<span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span>， <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span>;美式的表达是<span word="April">April</span> 20， 1987，则读成<span word="April">April</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span>， <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span>.同样，全部用数字表达日期时，英美也有差别。1998年5月6日按照英国式应写成6/5/98，而按照美国式应写成5/6/98;01.08.1998是英国式的1998年8月1日，按照美国的表达方式却是1998年1月8日，美国的1998年8月1日应写成08，01，1998.因此，全部使用数字来表示日期时，往往发生误解，在商务活动中必须谨慎使用。</p><p>表达百万以上的数字概念英美的差别甚大，如<span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span>英语指的是万亿兆，而美语则只十亿<span word="one">one</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span>英语晨相当于<span word="million">million</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="million">million</span>=1018，是百万兆，在美语里却相当于英国英语的<span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span>，是万亿、兆.</p><p>在数字口头表达方面，两国也存在着差别。$175(175美元)英语读成<span word="a">a</span>(<span word="one">one</span>) <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>，美语读成<span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>，常省略<span word="and">and</span>;表达连续同样数字的号码时，英语习惯用<span word="double">double</span>或<span word="triple">triple</span>，美语一般不这样用，如电话号码320112，英语读成<span word="three">three</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="zero">zero</span>， <span word="double">double</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="two">two</span>，美语则读成<span word="three">three</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="two">two</span>， 999 234英语读成<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> (<span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>) <span word="two">two</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="four">four</span>，美语则读成<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="four">four</span>，不过美国人也把连续三个相同的号码读成<span word="three">three</span> 加上这个数字的复数形式，如999读成<span word="three">three</span> <span word="nines">nines</span>.</p>
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