增减倍数口译+昂立unit5.pptVIP

增/减倍数的口译 （一）英语用times表示倍数。无论在任何句型中都表示乘的关系，即包括基数在内的倍数。 A is N times larger/longer/heavier … than B. A is larger/longer/heavier…than B by N times. A is N times as large/long/heavy … as B. 以上三句意思是“A的大小/长度/重量是B的N倍”;或者 “A比B大/长/重N-1倍 （1）The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 地球的大小是月球的49倍/地球比月球大48倍. （2）Since mid-century, the global economy has nearly quintupled, while the population has doubled, demand for grain has nearly tripled, and the burning of fossil fuels has increased nearly fourfold. 自本世纪中叶以来,全球经济增长了将近四倍,人口翻了一翻。结果，粮食的需求增加了近两倍，石油燃料增加了近三倍。 3）Within 30