New Words
新單詞
number n.
數目
digit n.
數字
Phrases & Expressions
短語匯
be interested in
在...感興趣,愛好....
even number
偶數
odd number
奇數
cardinal number
基數
ordinal number
序數
A:Are you interested in accounting?
A:你對會計感興趣嗎?
B:Not very much. I hope little by little it gets better.
B:不太感興趣,我希望能逐步對會計有好感。
A:We will.
A:我們一定會的。
B:Maybe you can help me. What is the difference between a number and a digit?
B:或許你能幫助我解答一個問題。你說數字和數目之間有什么差別?
A:Ah, that's easy. For example, a number like 237 865 contains six digits,
A:啊,這是很容易。舉例說吧,在一個數目237 865里有6個數字組成,
so several digits make up a number over ten.
因此一個十以上的數目是由幾個數字組成的。
B:Which term is used more often?
B:這兩個詞中哪一個用途更廣?
A:The word 'number' is more widely used. For example, you'd say 'even number',
A:數目“(數)這個詞用處更廣泛。例如,我們常說“偶數“,
'old number', 'cardinal number', 'ordinal number', a known number or an unknown number.
‘奇數’,‘基數’,‘序數’,已知數或未知數。
B:How else is this word used?
B:數個詞另外還有那種用途?
A:For instance, my home telephone number is 62028431 and my home address is No.346 Beijing Road.
A:比如我的家里電話號碼是62028431,我的地址是北京路346號。
Our classroom is 253.
我們的教室是253號。
B:Where do we use 'digits' most often?
B:“數字”在哪兒用得最多?
A:In mathematics or in computer science. All of us will have a special course to learn.
A:在數學和計算機科學有用得最多。我們不久就要學這門課程。
B:Yes. Banks today have computers to process everyday accounts.
B:是的,現在銀行里都用計算機處理每天的來往賬目。
A:We might say, the day of the abacus is gone.
A:我們可以說,算盤的時代已經過去了。
B:But I am interested in using an abacus.
B:可我對打算盤還是很感興趣。
A:So am I. Using an abacus is still a basic accounting.
A:我也一樣,打算盤仍然是會計的基本技能。
An abacus is also a counting machine, using our brain and our fingers.
算盤也是一臺計數器,用我們的頭腦和手指來操作。
B:Digits will be the main things we cope with in the future.
B:我們將來天天打交道的主要東西是數字。
A:Yes, digits are numbers from 1-0, ten elements - one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
A:是的,數字是從1到0之間的數。共有10個:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
nine and 0. For example, 2432079, We read:two, four, three, two, ou (or zero), seven nine.
9和0。例如243207,我們就可按次序往下讀。
B:Thanks for teaching me so much!
B:謝謝你,教了我不少。
A:My pleasure.
A:很高興同你談談,不用謝。