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Translation of Numers 西电研二;References: 科技英语中倍数的表达与翻译 高秀丽 科技文中倍数的译法 顾玉芳 科技英语阅读与翻译教材 李健 科技英语语法教材 秦荻辉;Numbers frequently appear in scientific and technical papers when comparisions are made between two objects or the changes and quantities are indicated. If the expressions are similiar in using the numbers in English and Chinese, there will be no problems.;At its closest, the asteroid was about 450,000 miles away, roughly twice the distance between the earth and the moon. 最接近的时候，那颗小行星距离地球大约45万英里，差不多等于地球和月球距离之间的2倍。 The oil production rises at the rate of 28 percent a year. 原油产量以每年28%的速率增长。;However, due to differences of the two language, there are some expressions which cannot be translated into the target language directly, and some changes have to be made. These expressions mainly involve comparisons of quantities (including size, height, width, and volume, etc.) as well as the increase and decrease in quantities.;Integer and approximate numbers;1.He finished the experiment in twenty-four hours flat. 他完成这一实验正好用了24小时. 2.The physician treated cool 30 patients that day. 这位内科医生那天正好看了30个病人. 3.The plane takes off at 7oclock sharp. 这架飞机7点整起飞. 4.The machine worked for ten whole days. 这台机器整整运转了10天. 5.The wire measures exact ten meters. 这条导线刚好10米长. 6.The volume of the sun is about/some/around/ round 1,300,000 times that of the earth. 太阳的体积约为地球的130万倍.;7.It is nearly/towards 4o clock. 现在将近4点钟. 8.The price of this new machine is in the neighborhood of/of the order of a thousand dollars. 这台新机器的价格约为1000美元. 9.Noise figure in the border of 4 to 5 dB at 2Ghz has been reported. 据称，在2,000兆赫时，噪声系数约为4-5分贝. 10.According to the weather man, the temperature will be up 5°C or so. 据天气预报，气温将升高5°C左右.;Over under;1. Pig iron is an alloy of iron and carbon with the carbon content more than two percent. 生铁是铁碳合金，其中碳含量超过2%. 2.Only when a rocket attains a speed of 18,ooo odd miles per hour, can it put a manmade satellite in orbit. 只有当火箭