1)不满“1”的小数的读法
小数点读做point,小数点左边的零读做naught(英)或zero(美),也可不读.小数点右边的小数部分按个位基数词依次读出.在小数点后遇到零时,多读做字母O的音,例如:
a)0.3:naught/zero point three; point three
b)0.125:naught/zero point one two five; point one two five
c)0.008%:naught/zero point O O eight percent
2)整数带小数的读法
小数点左边的整数部分按整数读法或按个位基数词依次读出.小数点右边的小数部分按个位基数词依次读出.在小数点后遇到零时,可读做naught/zero,也可以读做字母O的音,例如:
a)5.02:five point naught/zero two; five point O two
b)8.004:eight point naught naught/zero zero four; eight point O O four
c)17.69%:seventeen point six nine percent
d)33.33……:thirty-three point three recurring
3)万位和亿位以上整数带小数的读法
汉语里有万位和亿位以上整数带小数的写法或读法.英语里没有相应的表示“万”或“亿”的单词.译成英语时,先将万理解为十个千,将亿理解为一百个百万.然后将小数点左边的整数部分和小数点右边的小数部分做相应的变化,例如:
a)5.3万:53,000 fifty-three thousand
b)723.64万:7,236,400 seven million,two hundred and thirty-six thousand ,four hundred
c)17.09亿:1,709,000,000 one point seven O nine billion; one billion,seven hundred and nine million