?序數詞應注意的幾點事項:

  1. 多位數的基數詞變成序數詞時,只需將末位基數詞變成序數詞,前邊的基數詞不變。如:

  forty-two 42 forty-second第42

  nine-hundred 900 nine-hundredth第900

  2. 當序數詞用阿拉伯數字表示時,必須在數字后加上序數詞的最后兩個字母。如:

  21st第21

  32nd第32

  3. 序數詞前一般要用定冠詞the,如果序數詞前用a或an時,則表示"又一;再一"(沒有具體范圍的限制)。如:

  Though he had failed twice, he wanted to try a third time.

  盡管他已失敗了兩次,他還想再試一次。

  The little monkey had had three apples, and he wanted to eat a fourth one.

  那只小猴子已經吃了3個蘋果,他還想再吃一個。