(1)[最近ではいろいろの事情で月単位のものも多くなったようだが、 かつては給料も家賃も週単位であった。] Recently with various circumstances, things turned to go by monthly unit, [ which used to go by weekly unit, work payment or house rent ].
(2)[一ヶ月を分割して考える時も、 日本のように上旬、中旬、下旬などという分け方はせず、 第一週、第二週というような言い方をする。] [ When they think things [ dividing one month ], they do not divide it into early, middle and late, but they say it [ dividing into the first week, the second, the third, and the fourth ].
(3)[手紙、日記などで日付と曜日を記入するときは "Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1988"のように常に曜日が優先する。] [ When they write the date and the day of the week with letters or diary ], the day of the week always precedes like "Wednesday, Sep. 7, 1988"