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1、数字往往不很大，通常在六位数及其以下，用以记录年份、数字往往不很大，通常在六位数及其以下，用以记录年份、价格、温度、压力、金额、产量、功率、比率、尺寸、距离价格、温度、压力、金额、产量、功率、比率、尺寸、距离等，有时需要添加必要的量词或单位词。等，有时需要添加必要的量词或单位词。用用nl0 x表示的特别大的天文数字通常也是照抄表示的特别大的天文数字通常也是照抄。较大的数字常常需要进行数值换算，英语中没有较大的数字常常需要进行数值换算，英语中没有万万这一单位，这一单位，万万和和十万十万均以均以千千的累计数计算。的累计数计算。因此，因此，ten thousand应译成应译成“万万；hundred

2、thousand应译成应译成十十万万。The wire measures exactly twenty meters.The machine worked for ten whole days. The plane takes off at 8 oclock sharp. 这条导线刚好这条导线刚好2020米长。米长。这台机器整整运转了这台机器整整运转了1010天时间。天时间。这架飞机这架飞机8 8点整起飞。点整起飞。He earns a cool half million dollars a year. 他一年收入整整他一年收入整整5050万美元。万美元。Professor Johnson f

3、inished the experiment in twenty-four hours flat. 约翰逊教授完成这一实验正好用了约翰逊教授完成这一实验正好用了2424小时。小时。exactly，flat，just，sharp，whole，coolThe T-shirt cost just 10 dollars. 买这个买这个T T恤衫正好花了恤衫正好花了1010美元。美元。It is nearly / toward (s) 4 oclock. It is somewhere about 4 oclock.The price of this new machine is on the bord

4、er of/ in the neighborhood of a thousand dollars. 现在将近四点了。现在将近四点了。现在四点左右。现在四点左右。这台新机器的价格约这台新机器的价格约10001000美元。美元。The book will only cost 15 dollars or so. 这本书只要十五美元左右。这本书只要十五美元左右。About / Some / Around / Round twenty passengers were killed in the road accident. 这次交通事故中约有二十名旅客死亡。这次交通事故中约有二十名旅客死亡。 about

5、，some，around，round，nearly，towards，somewhere about，estimated，approximately，on the border of，close to，or soNever spend in excess of your income.There are three thousand odd students in this normal school.Supplies of this commodity greatly exceed the demand. 花钱切勿超过你的收入。花钱切勿超过你的收入。这所师范院校有三千多名学生。这所师范院校有三

6、千多名学生。这种商品的供应大大超过了需求。这种商品的供应大大超过了需求。 Upwards of seven thousand medical workers and twenty thousand PLA men have left for the earthquake district. 有七千多名医务人员和两万多名解放军前往震区。有七千多名医务人员和两万多名解放军前往震区。The patients are children of three years old and upwards. 这些病人是三岁和三岁以上的儿童。这些病人是三岁和三岁以上的儿童。more than, odd, over

7、, above, long, past, or more, upwards of, higher than, in excess of , exceed等等The child couldnt count past 20.这个孩子不会数这个孩子不会数2020以上的数。以上的数。The price of that tricycle is less than /under /below fifty dollars.He bought the coffeepot at 6 dollars off the list price.那辆三轮车的售价还不到那辆三轮车的售价还不到5050美元。美元。他以低于价目

8、表他以低于价目表6 6美元的价格买下了那把咖啡壶。美元的价格买下了那把咖啡壶。 less, less than, below, not more than, under, short of, off, to, within, as few as等等The invention cost each family not more than one dollar a week.这项发明使每个家庭每周最多花费这项发明使每个家庭每周最多花费1 1美元美元/ /不到一美元。不到一美元。Its five minutes to five now.现在是现在是5 5点差点差5 5分。分。The motor ra

9、n 450 solid days on end. The experiment will take three months at least. The temperature at the suns center is as high as 10 000 000 马达连续运转了足足马达连续运转了足足450450天天 。实验至少需要三个月时间。实验至少需要三个月时间。 太阳中心的温度高达摄氏太阳中心的温度高达摄氏1 0001 000万度。万度。They covered full twenty reference sources on clone in a single day. 仅用了一天时间

10、，他们就看完了足足仅用了一天时间，他们就看完了足足2020种有关克隆的资料。种有关克隆的资料。There were no less than 3 000 dead and wounded in the 911 terrorist attack.在在9 91111恐怖袭击中，死伤者多达恐怖袭击中，死伤者多达3 0003 000多人。多人。full, solid, at least, all of, no less than, asas，等，等They covered all of ten miles.他们走了实足十英里。他们走了实足十英里。There is at most / only room

11、 for one person. That solar-energy car weighs only / merely / barely / scarcely / but 500kg.至多只有可容纳一个人的空间。至多只有可容纳一个人的空间。 那辆太阳能汽车重量仅有那辆太阳能汽车重量仅有500500公斤。公斤。 only, merely, barely, scarcely, but, at most, no more than, scant 等等Inspection time for the installation was no more than 2 hours. 安装检验工作仅用了两个小时

12、。安装检验工作仅用了两个小时。 They covered a scant six miles today.他们今天走了仅他们今天走了仅6 6里路。里路。英语表示表示纯粹数量的增加或减少时Increase (rise, raise, grow, go up) /decrease( diminish, fall, reduce, lower, drop, go down) +数词数词(含分数、百分含分数、百分数等数等)The production of cars in China went up 300 thousand last year.去年中国的汽车产量增加了去年中国的汽车产量增加了3030

13、万辆。万辆。For the 24-hour period following 13:00 December 14, air temperature dropped 7.6 . 在在1212月月1414日日1313时以后的时以后的2424小时，气温下降了小时，气温下降了 7. 67. 6The total value of Chinas exports to the US rose by two thirds last year.中国出口到美国的商品总值比去年上升了三分之二中国出口到美国的商品总值比去年上升了三分之二。New boosters can increase the payload b

14、y 120%. 新型助推器能使有效负载增加新型助推器能使有效负载增加120%120%。The new antenna system uses a retarded wave principle that cuts antenna height to 40%. 新的天线系统采用了延迟波原理，使天线高度降低到新的天线系统采用了延迟波原理，使天线高度降低到( (原有高度原有高度的的)40%)40%。（表示减少后的余量）。（表示减少后的余量）The output of steel has increased to 10 million tons annually in this steel works

15、. 这家钢厂的年钢产量已增加到这家钢厂的年钢产量已增加到1 0001 000万吨。（表示增加后的总量）万吨。（表示增加后的总量）The new type of mobile phone has five more functions than its old model. 这种新款手机拥有的功能比其旧型号多出了五种这种新款手机拥有的功能比其旧型号多出了五种。The budget for research work expenditure of the university in 2009 is 20 million yuan lower than that of Beijing Univers

16、ity. 这所大学这所大学20092009年的科研经费预算比北京大学低了年的科研经费预算比北京大学低了 2 0002 000万元。万元。The output of cars in Europe last year was 24 percent less than in 2008.去年欧洲汽车的产量比去年欧洲汽车的产量比20082008年下降了年下降了 24%24%。 1. be n times as a. (ad.)+ asThe grain output of this year is about three times as great as that of last year.2. n

17、times + a.(ad.)比较级比较级+than“是是的的n n倍倍”或或“比比大（大（n n1 1）倍）倍”今年的粮食产量大约是去年的今年的粮食产量大约是去年的3 3倍倍/ /比去年多两倍左右。比去年多两倍左右。4. Translation of multiplesAsia is four times larger than Europe.亚洲的面积是欧洲的亚洲的面积是欧洲的4 4倍倍/ /亚洲的面积比欧洲大亚洲的面积比欧洲大3 3倍。倍。This power plant is four times larger than that one. 这个发电站比那个发电站大三倍。这个发电站比那

18、个发电站大三倍。 3. n times + upon/overThe industrial output in our factory this year is ten times over that of 1999.今年我们工厂的产量是今年我们工厂的产量是1999年的年的10倍。倍。The total output value of the citys light industry has grown three times over that of last year. 这个城市的轻工业总产值比去年增长了两倍。这个城市的轻工业总产值比去年增长了两倍。He is five times upo

19、n your age.他的年龄是你的他的年龄是你的5倍。倍。1. This wire is as long again as that one. 3. Brown has half as many books again as Peter does. 这根金属线的长度是那根的两倍。这根金属线的长度是那根的两倍。布朗的书比彼得的书多一半。布朗的书比彼得的书多一半。 2. Prof. Peter has books as many again as I do. 彼得教授的书比我的书多一倍。彼得教授的书比我的书多一倍。英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来表示倍数的方法A is as much （

20、large，long，）again as B.【= A is twice as much （large，long，）as B.】A比B多（大，长，）1倍（即A是B的2倍）。A is half as much （large， 1ong，）again as B.【= A is one and a half times as much （large， 1ong，）as B.】A比B多（大，长）一半（即A是B的一倍半）。The population of this county has increased by a factor of 5. By 2004 the production of prim

21、ary copper has increased five fold. 该县的人口已经增长了该县的人口已经增长了4 4倍。倍。 到到20042004年，原铜产量增长了年，原铜产量增长了4 4倍。倍。The sales of industrial electronic products have multiplied 5 times.工业电子产品销售额增加了工业电子产品销售额增加了4 4倍。倍。The steel output has increased （by ）three times. 钢产量已增加三倍。钢产量已增加三倍。 5. “increase (rise, grow, go up等等)

22、 + to + n times” “increase (rise, grow, go up等等) + n-fold” “increase (rise, grow, go up等等) + by a factor of + n” “增加到增加到n n倍倍”、“增加了（增加了（n n1 1）倍）倍”The price of rice has increased to three times.大米的价格涨到了原价的大米的价格涨到了原价的3 3倍。倍。The enterprise management expenditure this year has decreased by three times

23、as against that of 2002.The price of farm tools has decreased by a factor of 4. 该企业今年的行政管理开支比该企业今年的行政管理开支比20022002年降低了年降低了2/32/3。 农具价格降到原价的农具价格降到原价的1/41/4。 The error probability of the equipment was reduced by 2.5 times through technical innovation.通过技术革新该设备误差概率降低了通过技术革新该设备误差概率降低了3/53/5。 因为英汉语言在使用分数

24、方面的差异（如汉语的分母中极少使用小因为英汉语言在使用分数方面的差异（如汉语的分母中极少使用小数点），如果英语减少的倍数中有小数点时，则应换算成分数。根据表数点），如果英语减少的倍数中有小数点时，则应换算成分数。根据表达习惯英语中的达习惯英语中的2.5times2.5times，汉语一般不说，汉语一般不说“二点五分之一二点五分之一”，这时应换，这时应换算成整数分母，即算成整数分母，即“降低到五分之二降低到五分之二”或或“降低了五分之三降低了五分之三”。6. “decrease (reduce，fall等）等）+ (by) n times” “decrease (reduce，fall等）等）+

25、 n times as + a. (ad.) + as” “decrease (reduce，fall等）等）+ by a factor of n “减少到减少到n n分之分之1 1” 或或“减加少了减加少了n n分之（分之（n n1 1）”By using a new process the prime cost of the television set was reduced by 3.4 times.采用一种新工艺使这种电视的主要成本降低了采用一种新工艺使这种电视的主要成本降低了71%71%。算成整数分母，即算成整数分母，即“降低到降低到5/175/17”或或“降低了降低了12/171

26、2/17”，但这，但这样仍不符合汉语习惯。在不要求绝对精确的情况下，可进一步样仍不符合汉语习惯。在不要求绝对精确的情况下，可进一步换算成百分数，即换算成百分数，即“降低到降低到29%29%”或或“降低了降低了71%71%”。In this region the grain output is now five timesfive-fold that twenty years ago本地区现在的粮食产量是二十年前的五倍。本地区现在本地区现在的粮食产量是二十年前的五倍。本地区现在的粮食产量比二十年前增长了四倍。的粮食产量比二十年前增长了四倍。Johnson finished the 200-met

27、er dash in 22 seconds flat.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑完200200米正好用了米正好用了2222秒。秒。The company spent a solid year on the acquisition of its rival.该公司花了整整一年时间来收购其竞争对手。该公司花了整整一年时间来收购其竞争对手。This equipment will reduce the error probability by a factor of 5这种设备使误差概率降低到原来的这种设备使误差概率降低到原来的1/5。 The weight of the bicycle has decrea

28、sed 3 times.这种自行车的重量减少了这种自行车的重量减少了2/32/3。Johnson finished the 200-meter dash in 22 seconds flat.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑完200200米正好用了米正好用了2222秒。秒。Johnson finished the 200-meter dash in 22 seconds flat.The company spent a solid year on the acquisition of its rival.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑完200200米正好用了米正好用了2222秒。秒。Johnson finished t

29、he 200-meter dash in 22 seconds flat.该公司花了整整一年时间来收购其竞争对手。该公司花了整整一年时间来收购其竞争对手。The company spent a solid year on the acquisition of its rival.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑完200200米正好用了米正好用了2222秒。秒。Johnson finished the 200-meter dash in 22 seconds flat.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑完200200米正好用了米正好用了2222秒。秒。Johnson finished the 200-meter dash in 22 seconds flat.The company spent a solid year on the acquisition of its rival.约翰逊跑完约翰逊跑