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技巧六 数字和倍数的翻译Translating Skills: numbers and multiple 数词的翻译：英汉两种语言表达方法有时不同，翻译中需要仔细推敲如何表达，有时还需要进行换算 ten thousand 万 one hundred thousand 十万 one hundred million 亿 one billion 十亿 ten billion 百亿 one trillion 万亿 174301 a hundred and seventy-four thousand, three hundred and one eighteen million six hundred and fifty-seven thousand four hundred and twenty-one 18,657,421 hundreds of 数百 thousands of 数千；成千上万 tens of thousands of 千千万万 millions of 数百万；千百万 millions of millions of 亿万 表示数量的名词 decades 几十（年） scores 好几十；大量 dozens 数打 度量衡单位词的翻译 ton 吨 gram 克 foot 英尺 inch 英寸 倍数的翻译 常见的倍数的翻译有倍数的增加和倍数的减少。 倍数的增加 1．n times + as…as Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。 亚洲比欧洲大三倍。 “是…的n倍”或“比…大n-1倍” The grain output of this year is about three times as great as that of last year. 今年的粮食产量大约是去年的三倍。 今年的粮食产量比去年多两倍左右。 2. n times + 比较级 + than Asia is four times larger than Europe. 亚洲比欧洲大三倍。 亚洲是欧洲的面积的四倍。 “是…的n倍”或 “比…大n-1倍” X is 15 times larger than Y. X是Y的15倍。 Iron is almost three times heavier than aluminum. 铁的重量几乎是铝的3倍。 铁几乎比铝重两倍。 3. by + n times The steel output has increased (by) five times. 钢产量已增加了四倍。 “增加到原来的n倍”或“增加了n－1 倍” The production of various picture tubes has been increased four times as against 1993. 各种显像管的产量比1993年增加了3倍。 The rate of inflation has increased by 3%. 通货膨胀率增长了3%。 4. 表示增加意义的词exceed, increase, rise, grow, expand, go up + by a factor of+数词 Today the speed of our car exceeds the ordinary speed by a factor of three. 今天，我们的汽车速度超过了平常速度的两倍。 “增加到原来的n倍”或“增加了n－1 倍” The population of this county has increased by a factor of five. 这个县的人口已经增长了4倍。 表示增加意义的动词+ to + 倍数 The price of rice has increased to three times. 大米的价格增加到3倍。 表示增加意义的动词+ to + 倍数 “增至n倍” 5．特殊表达 He is two times upon your age. 他是你年龄的2倍。 倍数+ upon/over “是…的n倍”或 “比…大n-1倍” 表示2倍 twice, double I am more than twice as old as he. 我的年龄是他的两倍还不止。 The egg has a double yolk. 这只蛋双黄。 adj. The new airport will double the capacity of the existing one. 新机场是现有机场容量的2倍。 v. 表达3倍 three ti