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the traffic lights and then take the third road on your left. Take the next road right. That should be Ponder Street. My house in number 35. You can’t miss it as there is a red telephone box in the garden! See you at about 3 o’clock. Best wishes, BettyTop 10 strategies for writing effective s:1. Write a meaningful subjectline.2. Keep the messagefocused.3. Avoid attachments.4. Identifyyourself clearly.5. Be kind. Don’t flame.6. Proofread.7. Don’t assume privacy.8. Distinguishbetween formal and informal situations.9. Respond promptly.10. Show respectand restraint.Step3GrammarNumbers(數(shù)詞)一、關(guān)于大數(shù)字讀法1. 百位數(shù)與十位數(shù)或個(gè)位數(shù)之間通常用and連接,如:208讀作two hundred and eight2. 千位數(shù)與百位數(shù)之間不必用and連接,如:5,500讀作five thousand, five hundred3. 五位以上數(shù)字要用thousand(千)和million(百萬)為單位來表示(因?yàn)橛⒄Z沒有“萬”和“億”這兩個(gè)詞),如:500,000讀作five hundred thousand / half a million二、關(guān)于序數(shù)詞讀法基數(shù)詞表示數(shù)目,序數(shù)詞表示順序?;鶖?shù)詞都有其相應(yīng)的序數(shù)詞。大多數(shù)序數(shù)詞是由基數(shù)詞加th構(gòu)成,如: four – fourth以y結(jié)尾的基數(shù)詞變?yōu)樾驍?shù)詞時(shí),先把y變i,再加eth,如: twenty – twentieth以下幾個(gè)序數(shù)詞采用不規(guī)則形式: one – first(可略作1st) two – second(可略作2nd) three – third(可略作3rd) five – fifth(可略作5th) eight – eighth,nine – ninth,twelve – twelfth 如: 第21/21st讀作twentyfirst三、關(guān)于分?jǐn)?shù)、百分?jǐn)?shù)、小數(shù)讀法1. 分?jǐn)?shù)由基數(shù)詞和序數(shù)詞組合而成:分子由基數(shù)詞表示,分母由序數(shù)詞表示。當(dāng)分子為1時(shí),讀時(shí)分母是單數(shù)形式,當(dāng)分子大于1時(shí),讀時(shí)分母呈復(fù)數(shù)形式,如: 1/3讀作a/one third 2/3讀作two thirds2. 百分?jǐn)?shù)由基數(shù)詞加百分號%合成。百分號的英語文字形式是percent(或per cent),讀作/p?39。sent/。如: 5%讀作five percent 100%讀作(a/one) hundred percent3. 小數(shù)由基數(shù)詞+小數(shù)點(diǎn)構(gòu)成。小數(shù)點(diǎn)point讀作/p??nt/。小數(shù)點(diǎn)以前的數(shù)按基數(shù)詞的規(guī)則讀,小數(shù)點(diǎn)以后的數(shù)按個(gè)位基數(shù)詞依次讀出,如: (zero) point two five point two five四、關(guān)于時(shí)刻讀法1. 24小時(shí)編時(shí)制時(shí)刻讀法如下: thirty fiftytwo o five2. 12小時(shí)編時(shí)制時(shí)刻讀法如下: 8:15讀作(a) quarter past eight(或eight fifteen) 9:45讀作(a) quarter to ten(或nine fortyfive) 4:30讀作half past four(或four thirty)比較英國英語(BrE)和美國英語(AmE)的時(shí)刻讀法: 5:45 (a) quarter to six (BrE) (a) quarter to/of six (AmE) 2:15 (a) quarter past two (BrE) (a) quarter after two (AmE) 五、關(guān)于年月日讀法1. 年份讀法如下: 1816讀作eighteen sixteen 1905讀作nineteen o five 2010讀作two thousand and ten2. 日期的寫法和讀法英美有所不同,如: 2010年5月4日,英國英語寫作4(th) May, 2010(即日、月、年),讀作the fourth of May, two thousand and ten;美國英語則寫作May 4, 2010(即月、日、年),讀作May the fourth, two thousand and ten。Step4Assignment1. 若不給自己設(shè)限,則人生中就沒有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。2. 若不是心寬似海,哪有人生風(fēng)平浪靜。在紛雜的塵世里,為自己留下一片純靜的心靈空間,不管是潮起潮落,也不管是陰晴圓缺,你都可以免去浮躁,義無反顧,勇往直前,輕松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些時(shí)間,總會(huì)看清一些事。用一些事情,總會(huì)看清一些人。有時(shí)候覺得自己像個(gè)神經(jīng)病。既糾結(jié)了自己,又打擾了別人。努力過后,才知道許多事情,堅(jiān)持堅(jiān)持,就過來了。4. 歲月是無情的,假如你丟給它的是一片空白,它還給你的也是一片空白。歲月是有情的,假如你奉獻(xiàn)給她的是一些色彩,它奉獻(xiàn)給你的也是一些色彩。你必須努力,當(dāng)有一天驀然回首時(shí),你的回憶里才會(huì)多一些色彩斑斕,少一些蒼白無力。只有你自己才能把歲月描畫成一幅難以忘懷的人生畫卷。學(xué)習(xí)參考