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Episode 4: Memorize these 4 formulas and convert them into English in one second!

Memorize these 4 formulas and convert them into English in one second!

The most familiar and sensitive thing in the financial industry is “numbers”. Chinese and English use different numbers of units. Chinese say “100 million” and English say “100 million” (100 million). Financial people should be familiar with this. It is the first step to lay a solid foundation for financial English. With this practice, in just one hour, you can break the spell of digital conversion in Chinese and English, so that you can catch your mouth when you are in a meeting.

First of all, you have to memorize a formula repeatedly, from left to right, from right to left, repeat it over and over again:

Spend 60 minutes repeatedly memorizing the above formula, then pick up a financial newspaper and start to circle all the numbers in it, such as the weighted index, NASDAQ index, and the financial reports of listed companies. Try to see if you can express all the numbers fluently in English.

After practicing the expression of huge data, how to express small numbers?

The idea of ​​decimals

4.329 is expressed as: four point three two nine The decimal point is “point”, and the digits after the decimal point should be read separately.

0.36 is expressed as: (zero) point three six If the number before the decimal point is “0”, omit it and do not read it.

Fractions

1/3 says: One-third denominator should use an ordinal number.

1/2 says: a/one half

3/4 says: three quarters

2/3 says: When the numerator of two-thirds is not 1, the ordinal number should be plural .

16/458 says: sixteen over four hundred and fifty eight fractions that are too long, separated by the preposition over.

concept of percentage

50% say: fifty percent

0.5% is expressed as (zero) point five percent

13.05%： thirteen point zero five percent

Source : Manager