7.Money 货币

(1)British currency 英币

6d. = six pence 六便士

1/2d. = a halfpenny 半便士

11/2d. = a peney halfpenny or three halfpeny or three halfpence一便士半

1/4d. = a farthing 一个铜元

33/4d.= three pence three farghings 三便士三铜元

1s.6d.(or 1/6) = one (shilling) and six (pence) 一先令六便士

￡1.18 = (or￡1.18s.)= one pound eighteen (shillings) 一镑十八先令

￡1.3s.6d. = one pound, three shillings (and) sixpence

4/51/2(or4s.51/2d.) = four (shillings) and five pence halfpenny

(2)U.S. currency

?1.20 dollar (and) twenty (cents) 美金一元二角

?4.25 = four dollars twenty-five cents 美金四元二角五分

(3)Soviet currency 前苏联币

6 Rb. 15 = six roubles fifteen kopecks 六卢布十五戈比

(4) German currency 德币

1 m. 60 = one mark sixty pfennig -马克六十芬尼

(5)French currency 法国币

1 fr.30 = one franc. thirty (centimes) -法郎三十生丁

0 fr.15 = fifteen centimes 十五生丁

(6) Chinese People’s Currency 人民币

?1.50 = one yuan and a half 一元五角

JMP 10.35 = JMP ten yuan thirty-five (fen) 人民币十元三角五分

附注：yuan单复数没有变化：?也可作为日本本位币“圆”的符号。

8. Weight and Measures 度量衡

(1)length,area, and volume 长度、面积和容积

3 in = three inches 三英寸

15 ft.5 in = fifteen foot five (inches) 十五英尺五英寸

[附注] 尤其在inches省略时, ft.读作foot;如果inches也念出来，ft可以读作fett.

18’6 5/1"= eighteen foot six and a fifth (inches)

10×8feet= ten by eight feet 十英尺长，八英尺宽

5"×4×31/2 = five inches by four by three and a half 长五英寸，宽四英寸，高三英寸半

[附注] 以上二例中，乘号×表示面积或容积。

(2)Weight 重量

12 dr. 23 gr.= Twelve drams twenty-three grains 十二打兰二十三喱

10 oz. 4 dr. = Ten ounces four drams 十盎司打兰

(3)Capacity 容量

3 gi. = three gills 三及耳

1 qt. 1 pt = one quart one pint 一夸脱一品脱

[附注] qt.,pt. 的复数是qts.,pts.,也可以不加s.

20 gal. 5 qt. =Twenty gallons five quarts 二十加仑五夸脱

5 bu. 3 pk. = Five bushels three pecks 五蒲式耳三配克