［误］ 1107 should be read as a thousand a hundred as seven.
［正］ 1107 should be read as one thousand one hundred and seven.
［析］ 在读数字时，如：and前只有百或千时，用one hundred/ one thousand 还是a hundred /a thousand全是可以的。但如果文有百又有千时，则只能用one不要用a。 如果没有and时，如：1100也只能读作one thousand one hundred 或eleven hundred.
［误］ I drove about half mile.
［正］ I drove about half a mile.
［析］ 半小时为half an hour, 半天为half a day, 半镑为half a pound, 尽量避免用half a year, half a month, 要用six months, two weeks 或 fifteen days 要注意的是Half of the work is done Half of the books are sold. 当Half 作名词时，其谓语动词要看of后面的名词而定。如名词是不可数名词则用单数谓语动词，如是复数名词时，则要用复数谓语动词。要注意的是一个半的表达法，如：One and a half apples is left on the table.其名词要用复数，但谓语动词则要用单数。
［误］ 60 students are playing on the ground.
［正］ Sixty students are playing on the ground.
［析］ 在句首的数字要用文字而不要用阿拉伯数字，如数字过大则应放于句中，用阿拉伯数字。如： There are 166 students playing on the ground.
［误］ He became famous around fifty years old.
［正］ He became famous in his fifties.
［析］ in his fifties 50多岁时，而in the fiflies 在50年代。
［误］ There are about two thousands workers in our factory.
［正］ There are about two thousand workers in our factory
［析］ 几千，几百的表达法是基数词加thousand或加hundred,而且均不要加s。这样的单位还有dozen(打)， score (20年)等。
［误］ In the morning there are hundred of old people walking in the park.
［正］ In the morning there are hundreds of old people walking in the park.
［析］ 当表达数百，数千时，要用hundreds of和thousands of 这一结构。
［误］ The class begins at eight a. m.
［正］ The class begins at 8 a. m.
［析］ 与符号或与缩写的字母连用时一定要用数字，如：43%， 67, No.2…
［误］ Twofifth of the books are sold out.
［正］ Twofifths of the books are sold out.
［析］ 分数表示法，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，但分子大于1时，分母要在序数词后加s。
［误］ Tom was born on July eighteen.
［正］ Tom was born on July eighteenth.
［析］ 月日的表达法有美语和英语两种。 美语 July 18 读作 July eighteenth 英语 July 18th 读作 July the eighteenth
［误］ I'll go to school at 7∶30 a. m. in the morning.
［正］ I'll go to school at 7∶30 a. m/ at 7∶30 in the morning.
［析］ a. m 即表达在早上之意，不要再用in the morning.
［误］ The film will begin at three quarters past one.
［正］ The film will begin at one quarter to two.
［析］ 大于30分钟时不要使用past，而要用差多少不到几点的to来表达。
［误］ Three time three is nine.
［正］ Three times three is nine.
［析］ times 此处作为"乘"讲一定要加s。
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