名词
1. He claimed to have seen billions of butterflies.
他号称见过无数只蝴蝶。
2. Billions of stars twinkled in the sky.
无数星星在天空闪烁。
Shopping on the Internet-(网上购物)
B：I really want to go to China for vacation, but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket.
我想去中国度假，可是买不到价钱便宜的机票。
A：Have you tried the Internet?
你上网试过了吗？
B：No, not yet. Can you find a good price there?
不，还没有。你可以查到价钱合适的吗?
A：Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom.
哇，妈妈，你还生活在石器时代。
B：Well, you don’t have to be mean. How do I do it?
你不要这么小气。我该怎么查找？
A：Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets.” They’ll be about a billion sites to look at.
上雅虎网站，点击“旅游”和 “车票”。就有成千上万的网站供你查找的。
B：O.K. Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find.
好了，谢谢。我找到了会告诉你的。
A：All right.
好的。
B：I’ll look for a ticket for you, too. Thanks.
我也会帮你看看票的。谢谢你。
1. 十亿,万亿：interaction 互相影响,互相作用 | billion十亿,万亿100 | disadvantage 不利,不利条件,损害
2. 千兆：billion electron volts 十亿电子伏 | billion 千兆 | billisecond 毫微秒
3. 千万：to some extent 达到某种程度 | billion 千万 | increasingly 越来越多地
noun
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Synonym: one thousand million1000000000
2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
Synonym: one million million1000000000000
3. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
e.g. there were millions of flies