Lesson 10 Interpreting figures
This lesson focuses on interpreting numerical figures in both English and Chinese. It covers the conventions for expressing various magnitudes such as thousand, million, billion, and trillion in English, as well as their Chinese equivalents like 万 (ten thousand), 亿 (hundred million), and 兆 (trillion). The lesson includes exercises to listen, read, and interpret numbers, aiming to enhance comprehension and practical use of numerical expressions across languages. Understanding these numerical systems is essential for effective communication in bilingual contexts.
Lesson 10 Interpreting figures
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Please read the following figures in source language and target language • 590 913 2,076 8,565 3,540,000 • 77,519 5,987,300 7,620,769 • 288,202,170 45,060,130 • 45,512,703,000 • 8,954,256,176,422
Compare the difference in expressing figures in English and Chinese 1).thousand, million, billion and trillion （三位一段) 2). 万，亿，兆（万亿） （四位一段） 口诀:点三杠四
eg. 1234567891234 1,234,567,891,234 (E) 1/2345/6789/1234 (C)
Listen-and-interpret exercise 1. Listen and read the English figures, then interpret them into Chinese. Note: (1)“t, m, b, tr” indicate “thousand, million, billion and trillion” (2)the uses of “ / and ____”
2. Listen and read the Chinese figures, then interpret them into English. Note: (1)笔记标注“万,亿,万亿” (2)the uses of , and ____”
3. Use the decimal point in expression 1.23亿 (123million) 2 345 万=23.45 million (twenty-three point four five million) 1.345 million=134.5万 26.53 billion=265.3亿
