The fear of numbers

6 Minute English

语言学习

2021-08-23

6 分钟
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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Sam.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • Neil, would you describe yourself as a numbers person?

  • If you mean, am I someone who understands numbers and is good at using them and interpreting data, then no?

  • Okay, so maybe you're like me.

  • You weren't good at mass at school?

  • No, I wasn't.

  • Algebra, geometry, times tables.

  • It was all very confusing.

  • Yeah, we're not alone, Neil.

  • But the fear of numbers might just be in our heads and we might have enough number knowledge to get by with.

  • That's what we'll be exploring in this program while looking at some relevant vocabulary.

  • But, sorry, Neil.

  • I'm going to start with a mass question.

  • It's thought the largest number in the world is called a Google.

  • It's written with a one.

  • And how many zeros?