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Unit 3 Figures Switching 3.1 Differences in figures between Chinese and English 3.1.1 Difference in digit-grouping systems Chinese 4-digit grouping VS English 3-digit grouping Chinese 兆 千亿 百亿 十亿 亿 千万 百万 十万 万 千 百 十 个 English trillion h-b t-b billion h-m t-m million h-th t-th thousand Figure 1 ， 0 0 0 ， 0 0 0 ， 0 0 0 ， 0 0 0 一万 ＝10 thousand 十万 ＝ 100 thousand 千万 ＝ 10 million 亿 ＝ 100 million 十亿 ＝ a billion 兆/万亿 ＝ a trillion 3.1.2 Difference in multiplication 汉语：“甲是乙的X倍” ＝ “甲比乙大（X-1）倍” 英语：”A is X times as large as B” ＝ “A is X times larger than B” [“A是/相当于B的……倍” ] E.g. Sound travels nearly three times faster in copper than in lead. 声音在铜中的传播速度几乎是/相当于在铅中传播速度的三倍。 声音在铜中的传播速度几乎比在铅中传播速度快两倍。 3.1.3 Difference in figure units Take down the unit. Know how to convert some frequently-used units. Eg. 亩： mu about 667 square meters 斤： jin half a kilogram 两： liang fifty grams pound：磅 (lb) unit of weight equal to 0.454 kilogram acre： 英亩 about 4050 square meters yard： 码 0.9144 metre (3 feet-ft, 36 inches-in) mile： 英里 (mi) 1.6 kilometers 武汉科技大学校园总面积2705.81亩（180.39万平方米）。 Wuhan University of Science Technology covers an area of 2705.81 mu, or 1,803,900 square meters. 3.2 Jotting down Figures 3.2.1 点三 C ( E 3.2.2 杠四 E ( C Notice: 缺位补零 莫忘单位 Reading Figures 3.3.1 Whole Number ⑴ 百位数和百位数以上 ⑵ 年代 ⑶ 电话号码、银行账号 3.3.2 Decimals / Decimal Fractions 45.73 8.95 19.85 3.05 0.75 4.036 7.460 3.3.3 Fractions 1/3 1/5 1/10 1/32 2/3 6/7 9/20 1/2 1/4 3/4 1 1/3 3 1/2 10 2/5 123 3/4 71/10 20/83 2/855 9/267 3/463 3.3.4 Percentage ％ 30% 70% 67% 0.6% 13.8% 占（百分比） account for… occupy… make up… take… equal… be equivalent to… constituting… comprising… form / be … 4. Other expressions concerning figure switching: 4.1 Totals Totals (达到)总数 come to amount to add up to arrive at + figures reach hit total number “多达”： as much as; be as ma