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倍数的翻译 倍数的减少 倍数的增加 常见的倍数的翻译有倍数的增加和倍数的减少 Exercises 1. n times +名词或+that of…, n times as … as…或v+ n times等可译成“是…的n倍”或“比…增加n?1倍”。 e.g. The output of cars of this year is about three times as great as that of last year. 今年的汽车产量大约是去年的三倍。 （或：今年的汽车产量比去年多两倍左右。） 2. n times +“增加”意义的比较级 + than…可译成“净增加…或…倍”。 e.g. The irrigated area in this prefecture is four times bigger than in 1998. 这个辖区的灌溉面积是1998年的4倍。 倍数的增加 3. ? “增加“意义的动词+by…可译成“增加了…倍”；“增加”意义的动词+by a factor of…可译成“增加了n?1倍”；增加意义的动词+to…可译成“增加到…或…倍”或“增加了n?1倍”。 e.g. The value of our industrial output this year has increased five times as compared with that of ten years ago. 今年我们的工业产值比10年前增加了四倍。 The rate of inflation has increased by 3%. 通货膨胀率增长了3%。 4．Double, treble, quadruple, n +fold等表示的倍数可译成““是…的n倍”或“增加了n?1倍”。 e.g. The efficiency of the machine has been more than trebled. 这台机器的效率增加了二倍多。 The floor space of the warehouses has grown fivefold. 仓库面积增加了四倍。 倍数的增加 1. n times as“减少”意义的原级 as…, n times “减少”意义的比较级 than … , “减少”意义的动词+ n times等，可译成“比…减少(n-1)/n”、“减少了（n-1）/n”、“是… 1/n”、“减少到1/n”(若n中有小数点，则要换算成不带小数点的分数或百分数)。 e.g. The length of the laser tube was reduced ten times. 激光管的长度缩短到1/10. （或：激光管的长度缩短了9/10。） This kind of film is twice thinner than ordinary paper, but its quality is quite good. 尽管这种薄膜的厚度只是普通纸张的一半，可是质量却相当好。 倍数的减少 2．“减少”意义的动词+by可译成“减少…”、“减少n-1/n”或“减少到1/n”；减少意义的动词+by a factor of可译成“减少n-1/n”或“减少到1/n”；减少意义的动词+to可译成“减少到…”。 e.g. The load resistance is reduced by a factor of 5. 负载阻抗减少到五分之一。 The company has reduced its work force from more than 15,000 to 10,000. 该公司将其工作人员从一万五千人裁减到一万人。 倍数的减少 Ex. 16 Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. The sales of computers have multiplied six times since 1988. 1988年以来，计算机的销售量增加了五倍。 2. The number of the students enrolled in evening classes has increased more than twofold. 注册晚间上课的学生人数增加了一倍多。 Ex. 16 Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 3. The population of this small town has increased by a factor of four.