We can find approximate numbers in both English and Chinese，which are used to express indefinite conceptions．For instance，Chinese expressions like几个、十来个、若干、大约、大概、左右、上下、约有、不到、多于、少于，etc．can be found the equivalent for each in English．Let us carefully look at the following points，which contain very useful English expressions about approximate numbers underlying between English and Chinese．

1)More than，above，over，past，in excess of，or more，long，odd，etc．can be used to express Chinese多于、多、超过，etc．

The weight of this child is said to be over one hundred pounds．

　据说这个孩子的体重有100多磅。

It took me more than two hours to finish the homework．

　我花了两个多小时才做完家庭作业。

This car has run along thousand miles．

　这辆车已经跑了1，000多英里。

There are three thousand odd students in this normal school．

　这所师范学校有3，000多名学生。

She is past eighty．

2)Less than，under，below，off，or less，etc．can be used to express Chinese不到、少于、低于，etc．

She won＇t sell this turkey under twenty-five dollars．

　这只火鸡低于25美元她是不会卖的。

The price of that tricycle is less than one hundred and eighty-five francs．

　那辆三轮车的售价还不到185法郎。

He bought the coffeepot at 6 dollars off the list price．

　他以低于价目表6美元的价格买下了那个咖啡壶。

3)Or so，more or less，about，in the region of，approximately，some，around，etc．can be used to express Chinese大约、左右、上下and others of the like．

The college subscribes to two hundred and fifty magazines or so．

　这所学院订阅的杂志大约有250种。

Her monthly pay is in the region of 400 dollars．

　她的月薪在400美元左右。

I get up around half past five every morning．

　我每天早上五点半左右起床。

4)We can still use English whole numbers to express approximate Chinese conceptions．

I have told you twenty times．

　我给你讲过多少遍了。

A million thanks for your kindness．

　对你的好意万分感谢。

We have a hundred things to do．

　我们还有许多事情要做。

A wonder lasts but nine days．

　什么事儿也新鲜不了多久。

She has fifty things to tell you．

　她有许多话要对你说。

If we want to express the Chinese meanings of不多不少、刚好、整整，we can employ words such as flat，clear，sharp，cool，just，whole，exactly，with whole numbers together．

He finished the 100-meter dash in 10 seconds flat．

　他跑完100米正好用了10秒钟。

The chief physician treated cool 40 patients that day．

　这位主任医生那天治疗的病人整整40人。

Comments It is here worth mentioning about the exact numbers for expressing approximate conceptions．Some exact numbers in English，sometimes，show approximate concepts．We may carefully compare the examples in point 4 for further reference．

2．4. 2 Translation of Approximate Numbers约数的翻译

2．4. 2　Translation of Approximate Numbers约数的翻译