interpreting_figures.ppt

Indefinite Numbers (2) Numbers Smaller than Round Numbers (少于) C: 少于、低于、不到、不及、不足、以下…… E: fewer than, less than, under, below, within… Indefinite Numbers Which Mean “More Than”(多于) C: 多于、大于、高于、超过、多、以上…… E: more than, over, above, upwards of, and more, odd, and odd… Numbers Which Are Between Particular Numbers (介于) C: 到、至、介于…之间…… E: from … to …, (anywhere) between… and … Expressions 达到 reach, total, number, total, peak at, be…in total 占%: account for, take up; constitute; make up 上升：rise, increase, climb, jump, skyrocket, augment, soar, up 下降: fall, drop, decline, decrease, precipitate, down 稳定/波动: level out/off, remain stable, fluctuate, stand/stay at, to reach a peak Exercise(1) 科威特油井产油几乎五百倍于美国油井。 Kuwait oil wells yield nearly 500 times more than US wells. Exercise(2) 与去年同期相比，国家第一季度的总收购量增长了6.2%。 The total volume of state purchase in the first quarter rose by 6.2％, compared with the same period of last year. Exercise(3) 去年日本小汽车产量比1990年下降了12％。 The output of cars in Japan last year was 12% less than in 1990. Exercise(4) The principal advantage is a four-fold reduction in volume. 主要优点是体积缩小了四分之三。 Exercise(5) During the critical year of 1917 Party membership rose tenfold from 20,000 to 200,000. 在关键性的1917年，党员人数从二万增加 到二十万，即增加了九倍。 Exercise(6) 2006年，是我国实施“十一五”规划并实现良好开局的一年，国民经济和社会发展取得重大成就。 China began implementation of and made a good start on its Eleventh Five-Year Plan in 2006, making major achievements in economic and social development.  Exercise(7) 经济平稳快速增长。国内生产总值20.94万亿元，比上年增长10.7%；居民消费价格总水平上涨1.5%。经济增长连续四年达到或略高于10%，没有出现明显通货膨胀。 The economy experienced steady and fast growth. Chinas GDP was 20.94 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.7% over the previous year. The consumer price index rose by 1.5%. For four years in a row, economic growth has reached or slightly exceeded 10% without significant inflation. Exercise(8) 经济效益稳步提高。全国财政收入3.93万亿元，比上年增加7694亿元；规模以上工业企业实现利润增长31%，增加4442亿元。 Economic performance improved steadily. National revenue reached 3.93