实用的数字短语

 　　1. When a young child answered, I knew I had the wrong number.

　　一个小孩接起了电话，我知道我拨错号了。

　　2. Working on the principle that there’s safety in numbers, we decided¹ we should all go and complain together.

　　本着“人多力量大”的信念，我们决定一起去投诉。

　　3. Inflation² has been public enemy number one for this government.

　　通货膨胀是现任政府的头号公敌。

　　4. Todd numbered himself with the top athletes at the school.

　　托德认为自己是学校最好的运动员之一。

　　5. Please number off by tens.

　　十人一组报数！

　　6. This car came hurtling towards me and I thought my number was up.

　　那辆车朝我疾驰过来的时候，我想我死定了。

　　7. You gotta look after number one, right?

　　人总要为自己打算，不是吗？

　　8. Please tell me in round numbers what it’ll cost.

　　告诉我大概的成本就行。

　　9. I’m not worried about Taylor. I’ve got his number and I know what to expect.

　　我不担心泰勒，我了解他的招数，知道怎么应对。

　　10. The man who came to fix my roof certainly did a number on me. He said he’d do the work for 1,500 dollars but when he finished，he charged me more than 3,000!

　　来给我修屋顶那个人骗了我，他起先开价1,500美元，但是完工后却要3,000多美元。

　　11. She may not look like a number cruncher but she’s with a big firm of accountants³.

　　虽然她看起来不像是擅于数学运算的人，但是她在一家知名的会计师事务所工作。

　　12. Our printer has broken down quite frequently⁴ in the past months. its days are probably numbered.

　　我们的打印机过去几个月里常常出状况，估计也挨不了多久了。

　　13. A friend let me drive his sports car and now I know why it’s such a hot number. It gets up to 60 before you know it and it looks like an airplane ready to take off.

　　一个朋友让我开了开他的跑车，现在我终于明白为什么跑车这么招人喜欢了。它的速度在不知不觉中就能飙到每小时六十英里，而且车子看来就像一架振翅欲飞的飞机。

　　14. Though it is just a back numer, it is very important to me.

　　虽然这只是一本过期杂志，但它对我来说非常重要。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 inflation   

n.胀大，夸张，通货膨胀

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.给空气床垫充气花了几分钟时间。

3 accountants   

n.会计人员，会计师( accountant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a firm of accountants 会计事务所
• the Institute of Chartered Accountants （英国皇家）特许会计师协会

4 frequently   

adv.常常，屡次，经常地，频繁地

参考例句：

• Please write to me frequently.请经常给我来信。
• I like that you should call on me frequently.我喜欢你经常来拜访我。