英语中的有些数词在汉译时可以等值翻译。但是，也有不少数词在汉译中不能等值翻译，或者完全不译出来。这种翻译处理方法是为了使汉译句子能符合汉语的表达习惯。
以下分别举例说明：
（1）等值翻译：
a drop in the ocean沧海一粟
within a stone&39;s throw一箭之遥
ki11 two birds with one stone一箭双雕
a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.．吃一堑，长一智。
（2）不等值翻译：
at sixes and sevens乱七八糟
on second thoughts再三考虑
by ones and twos两两地，零零落落地
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮。
Can you come down a little? ——Sorry, it&39;s one price for all. 你能便宜一点卖吗？对不起，不二价.
He had one over the eight after be drank only half bottle of the wine。他才喝了半瓶酒就醉得七歪八倒了。
（3）不必译出
One man&39;s meat is another man&39;s poison.人各有所好。
I&39;ll love you three score and ten.我会一辈子爱你的。
Ten to one he has forgotten it．很可能他已经忘了。
His mark in math is second to none in the class. 他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。
She is a second Lei Feng。她是雷锋式的人物。
I always believe my sixth sense。我总相信我的直觉。
He talks about you nine times out of ten when we have a chitchat. 每次我们闲聊他几乎都谈及你。
The parson official1y pronounced that they became one。牧师正式宣告他们成婚。
I used to study in France in the year one。我早年曾在法国学习。
以下分别举例说明：
（1）等值翻译：
a drop in the ocean沧海一粟
within a stone&39;s throw一箭之遥
ki11 two birds with one stone一箭双雕
a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.．吃一堑，长一智。
（2）不等值翻译：
at sixes and sevens乱七八糟
on second thoughts再三考虑
by ones and twos两两地，零零落落地
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮。
Can you come down a little? ——Sorry, it&39;s one price for all. 你能便宜一点卖吗？对不起，不二价.
He had one over the eight after be drank only half bottle of the wine。他才喝了半瓶酒就醉得七歪八倒了。
（3）不必译出
One man&39;s meat is another man&39;s poison.人各有所好。
I&39;ll love you three score and ten.我会一辈子爱你的。
Ten to one he has forgotten it．很可能他已经忘了。
His mark in math is second to none in the class. 他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。
She is a second Lei Feng。她是雷锋式的人物。
I always believe my sixth sense。我总相信我的直觉。
He talks about you nine times out of ten when we have a chitchat. 每次我们闲聊他几乎都谈及你。
The parson official1y pronounced that they became one。牧师正式宣告他们成婚。
I used to study in France in the year one。我早年曾在法国学习。
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