Have you ever wondered how to read years in English?
您有没有想过如何用英语阅读年份？
In today’s Everyday Grammar, we take a closer look at some ways to pronounce years in American English.
在今天的日常语法中，我们仔细研究了美式英语中年份的一些发音方法。
The most common and easiest way to pronounce years is to say the first two digits as one number and the last digits as another two-digit number. Let's call this the “first method.”
发音年份的最常见和最简单的方法是将前两位数字表示为一个数字，将最后一位数字表示为另一个两位数字。我们称其为“第一种方法”。
For example:
例如：
I was born in 1987 (nineteen eighty-seven).
我出生于1987年（十九岁八十七岁）。
Last year was 2022 (twenty twenty-two).
去年是2022年（2022年）。
When we read stories for VOA Learning English, we use this method of saying years in most cases.
当我们阅读美国之音学习英语的故事时，大多数情况下我们都会使用这种表示年份的方法。
For years where the third digit is a zero, there are additional ways of saying the year.
对于第三位数字为零的年份，还有其他表示年份的方式。
Americans often say “oh” for the number zero. So, a number like 1801 (one thousand eight hundred one) would be “eighteen oh one.”
美国人经常对数字零说“哦”。因此，像 1801（一千八百一）这样的数字将是“十八哦一”。
The first Mother’s Day celebration was held in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908.
1908 年，第一届母亲节庆祝活动在西弗吉尼亚州格拉夫顿举行。
Another, less common, way would be to say, “eighteen hundred and one.”
另一种不太常见的方式是说“1801”。
In American English, it is common not to say the “and” when talking about years. Some people might think it sounds out-of-date or very formal . But for most, it is just an extra syllable that is not necessary.
在美式英语中，谈论年份时通常不说“and”。有些人可能认为这听起来已经过时或非常正式。但对于大多数人来说，这只是一个不必要的额外音节。
If the year ends in two zeros, we can just say, “hundred.” So, 1700 (one thousand seven hundred) would be “seventeen hundred.”
如果年份以两个零结尾，我们可以直接说“百”。因此，1700（一千七百）将是“一千七百”。
If the year ends in one zero, use the first method:
如果年份以一零结尾，请使用第一种方法：
1990 was an unusual year for our circle of friends.
1990年对于我们的朋友圈来说是不寻常的一年。
When the year ends in three zeros, say the year as one number. One followed by three zeros is “one thousand,” and two is “two thousand.”
当年份以三个零结尾时，将年份说成一个数字。一后面跟三个零是“一千”，二是“两千”。
I turned 13 years old in the year 2000.
2000年我13岁了。
People often use the word “year” right before saying the numbers to show that they are talking about time and not talking about other things.
人们经常在说出数字之前使用“年”这个词，以表明他们正在谈论时间而不是谈论其他事情。
With the start of the new millennium , the way that we say the years changed a little.
随着新千年的开始，我们称呼年份的方式发生了一些变化。
There are two ways we can pronounce these years. We can pronounce them with the word “thousand” or we can use the first method, breaking the year into a pair of two-digit numbers.
我们可以用两种方式来发音这些年份。我们可以用“thousand”这个词来发音，或者我们可以使用第一种方法，将年份分成一对两位数。
For the years 2001 to 2009, saying the year with the word “thousand” is most common.
2001年至2009年，用“千”字表示年份最为常见。
Between 2007 and 2008 the world experienced a terrible financial crisis.
2007年至2008年间，世界经历了一场可怕的金融危机。
Barack Obama became the 44 th President of the United States in 2009 (two thousand nine).
巴拉克·奥巴马于 2009 年（公元 2009 年）成为美国第 44 任总统。
After 2011, both methods are common.
2011年以后，这两种方法都通用了。
Amanda graduated from college in 2017 (twenty seventeen).
阿曼达于 2017 年大学毕业（二十七岁）。
I worked at a local coffee shop in 2012 (two thousand twelve.)
2012年（2012年）我在当地一家咖啡店工作。
In VOA Learning English, we use the first method because it has one fewer syllable.
在美国之音学习英语中，我们使用第一种方法，因为它少一个音节。
Now let’s go further back in time to talk about the years before the year 1000.
现在让我们把时间追溯到更远的地方，谈谈1000年前的那些年。
In America English, we often split 3-digit years into sets. We usually say the first digit separately and then the last two digits as a set.
在美式英语中，我们经常将 3 位数的年份分成几组。我们通常单独表示第一位数字，然后将最后两位数字作为一组表示。
The year 492 (four ninety-two) was a leap year.
492年（四九十二）是闰年。
Final thoughts
最后的想法
In today’s Everyday Grammar we took a closer look at some ways to pronounce years in English. While the most common and easiest way is to say the first two digits and the second two digits as sets, as in 2023 (twenty twenty-three), this method is not the only way.
在今天的日常语法中，我们仔细研究了英语中年份的一些发音方法。虽然最常见和最简单的方法是将前两位数字和后两位数字作为一组表示，例如 2023 年（二十二十三），但这种方法并不是唯一的方法。
We now know that the word “oh” is used instead of “zero” for dates like 1901 when the third number is a zero. We also found out there are two ways to say years starting in 2001.
我们现在知道，对于像 1901 年这样的日期，当第三个数字为零时，会使用“oh”一词代替“zero”。我们还发现有两种方法可以表示从 2001 年开始的年份。
How do you pronounce the years in English? Do you prefer one method over the other?
年份用英语怎么发音？您是否更喜欢其中一种方法？