不可不知的英语语法--各种数字读法

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　　(1)年号的读法：

　　1979←→nineteen seventy-nine or nineteen hundred(and) seventy-nine;

　　(2)电话号码、货币的读法：

　　1023←→one o two three;1227←→one double two(or two two)seven;.25←→four dollars(and)twenty-five(cents);

　　(3)小数点的读法：

　　13.91←→thirteen decimal(point)nineone;0.23=nought demical two three;

　　(4)算术式的读法：

　　2+3=5 Two plus three is(equals,isequal to)five.

　　5-3=2 Five minus three is equal to two.

　　3×2=6 Three times two is six.or Three by two are six.

　　9÷3=3 Nine divided bythreemakesthree.

　　形容词(二)：

　　1.限定用法：形容词紧靠着〔代)名词，直接修饰该〔代)名词。

　　(1)前位修饰：

　　(A)字尾为en或表比较的形容词，大多只能作限定用法，放在名词的前面。

　　a wooden leg;earthen ware;his elder sister;the upper room,etc.

　　(B)下列这些形容词只有限定用法，没有叙述用法。

　　upper;former;latter;outer;inner;utmost;mere;only;utter;main;certain;very;live;spare;

　　(C)形容词前有so;no;too;how等字时，不定冠词应放在形容词之后。

　　He could not do it in so short a time.

　　He is no less remarkable a man than his elder brother(is).

　　(2)后位修饰：

　　(A)名词之后的数词＋名词＋old;long;high;wide;deep;etc.

　　a man eighty-five years old;a river two hundred miles long;

　　(B)为加强语气或音调美，而将限定形容词放在后面。

　　He had a face thin and worn,but eager and resolute.

　　(C)something;anything;everyone;anybody...＋形容词。

　　I'll tell you something very important.

　　That's nothing new.

　　(D)由形容词子句省略主词和动词而不的过去(或现在)分词或形容词片语。

　　I have answered all the letters(whichwere)received(byme).

　　Alfred was a king anxious for his people'swelfare.

　　2.叙述用法：形容词作补语，间接地修饰〔代)名词。

　　He was awake all the night.(主词补语)

　　The noise kept me awake.(受词补语)

　　注：可作限定用法和叙述用法的形容词。

　　I have many trustworthy friends.和All of my friends are trustworthy.

　　It was a hot and sultry day.和The weather became hot and sultry