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Power system interconnect?[,int?k?nekt] vt. 使互相连接 insulation?[,insjulei??n; ,ins?lei??n] n. 隔离，孤立，绝缘 residential ?[,reziden??l] adj. 提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的 circuit?[s?:kit] n. 电路，线路；环行，环行道 fus?[fju:z] n. 保险丝，引线，导火线 resistance [rizist?ns] n. 反抗，抵制；抵抗力(性)；阻力，电阻 enhancement [inhɑ:nsm?nt] n. 增强;提高，放大 stability?[st?biliti] n. 稳定，稳固 convert into 把…转换成 be coupled to ?与…连接起来 In brief 简言之，简单地说 in the process 在进行中 step up 增加某事物; 促进某事物 step down 逐渐缩小，降低 Unit 7 Power System 自动化专业英语 Power System (三)在“increase by n times”的句型中，译为“增加了n倍”。例如： In this case both the pulse spacing and the group length are increased by eight times． 在这种情况下，脉冲间隔及脉冲组长度均增加了8倍。 The population has increased by 300,000． 人口增加了三十万。 但by与动词multiply连用或用于by a factor of n times时表示增加了 n－1。例如： The sales of industrial electronic products have been multiplied by seven times since 1996． 1996年来，工业电子产品的销售量已增加了6倍。 The speed has exceeded the average speed by a factor of 2.3. 该速度已经超过了平均速度的1.3倍。 Unit 7 Power System 自动化专业英语 Power System 二、数量减少的翻译 下列情况下可理解为： 1．表示减少的动词＋n times，译为：减少为原来的1/n。 Switching time of the new-type transistor is shortened four times． 新型晶体管的开关时间缩短为原来的1/4。 2．n times＋as＋adj./adv．(原级)＋as，可译为：是……的1/n． This shop is five times as small as that one． 这个车间相当于那个车间的1/5。 3．表示减少的动词＋by a factor of n times，译为：减少了n－1/n或减少为(到)原来的1/n。 The loss of electricity was reduced by a factor of three． 电的损耗减少到原来的1/3。 4．a n times (n-fold)＋reduction，译为：减少了n－1/n。 The length of the plastic pipe is a three times reduction over that of the metal one. 这个塑料管的长度比那根金属管的长度缩短了2/3。 The principal advantage of the products is a twofold reduction in weight． 这些产品的主要优点是重量减轻了1/2。 Unit 7 Power System 自动化专业英语 Power System Unit 7 Power System 自动化专业英语 Power System Transformers come in many sizes. Some power transformers are as big as a house. Electronic tran