环境工程专业英语 课件 U4L1-2 Solid Wastes and the Management of Solid Wastes

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IntroductiontoEnvironmentalEngineeringAirPollutionandControlWaterPollutionandControlSolidWasteandDisposalEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentEnvironmentalLaws，RegulationsandSustainableDevelopmentSolidWastesandSoilPollution

SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Thematerialsthatarecollectedunderthetermsolidwasteincludemanydifferentsubstancesfromamultitudeofsources.Thesourcesofsolidwastesaredependentonthesocioeconomicandtechnologicallevelsofasociety.Asmallruralcommunitymayhaveknowntypesofsolidwastesfromknownsources(i.e.thewastesaremorehomogenous).Wastesfromindustrialandminingareasarealsomorehomogenous.Urbancommunities(metropolitancities)havemanysources(thewastesaremoreheterogeneous).SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

SolidWastes

Solidwasteistheunwantedoruselesssolidmaterialsgeneratedfromcombinedresidentialindustrialandcommercialactivitiesinagivenarea.Refuse:Itisageneralnamegiventoallwastesexceptliquidwaste.Itincludesallputrescible(decomposerapidlybybacteria)andnon-putrescible(nondecomposable)wastes.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesGarbage:Putresciblewastesresultingfromthegrowing,handling,processing,cookingandconsumptionoffood,e.g.Vegetables,fruits,bones,bread,etc.①Highquantitiesofgarbagearegeneratedduringthesummermonths,whenvegetablewastesaremoreabundant.②Theincreaseduseofprocessedandpackagedfoodshasreducedgarbageproductionandincreasedthecombustiblerubbish.Itrequirescarefulhandlingwithfrequentremovalandadequate.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesRubbish:representsallnon-putresciblewastesexceptash.Therearetwocategoriesofrubbish:①Combustible:organicinnatureandincludesitemssuchaspaper,cardboard,woodyardclippings,bedding,plasticsetc.②Non-combustible:areinorganicmaterials,whichincludemetals,glass,ceramics,andotherminerals.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesAshes:anincombustiblematerialthatremainsafterafuelorsolidwastehasbeenburnt.Infectiouswastes:arewastesthatcontainorcarrypathogenicorganismsinpartorinwholesuchaswastesfromhospitalsandbiologicallaboratoriessoiledwithbloodorbodilyfluids.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesSpecialwastes:arewastesfromresidentialandcommercialsourcesthatincludes.①Bulkyitems(largewornoutorbrokenhousehold,commercial,andindustrialitemslikefurniture,lamps,bookcases,filingcabinets,etc.)②Consumerelectronics(includesworn-out,broken,andotherno-longerwanteditemssuchasradios,stereos,TVsets.)③Whitegoods(largeworn-outabrokenhousehold,commercial,andindustrialappliancessuchasstoves,refrigerators,dishwashers,clotheswashersanddryers).SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesOrganicwaste:Foodwaste,paper,cardboard,plastics,textiles,rubber,leather,wood,yardwastes.Inorganicwaste:glass,crockery(cups,plates,etc.)tincans,aluminum,andothermetals.Deadbodies:deadanimalslikedogs,cows,donkeyetc.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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DefinitionofSomeTypesofSolidWastesCompositionisthetermusedtodescribetheindividualcomponentsthatmakeupthesolidwastestreamandtheirrelativedistribution,usuallybypercentbyweight.Informationonthecompositionofsolidwasteisimportantinevaluatingequipmentneeds,systemsandmanagementprogramsandplans.Thetypes(components)ofmunicipalsolidwastemaybedifferentfromcountrytocountrybyseason,economiccondition,developmentallevel,etc.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationTheindividualcomponentstudyinvolvesachievingthepresentcompositionofsolidwastebyvolumeandbyweight.Volumemeasurementsalthoughdifficulttomeasureareessentialtodisposalmethods,e.g.tocalculateincineratorsizesandlandfillareasandtolimithaulingcapacityofrefusetracks,etc.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationPhysicalcompositionofsolidwastesMoistureContent

Themoisturecontentofsolidwasteisusuallyexpressedinoneoftwoways:Wet-weightmethodofmeasurement:themoistureinasampleisexpressedasapercentageofthewetweightofmaterialDry-weightmethodofthemeasurement,itisexpressedasapercentageofthedryweightofthematerial.

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationPhysicalcompositionofsolidwastesMoistureContentThemoisturecontentofmunicipalsolidwastevariesdependingon:CompositionofthewasteTheseasonoftheyear.Humidity.Weatherconditionesp.rain.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationPhysicalcompositionofsolidwastesDensityUnderphysicalcompositionofsolidwastesdensityisoneoftheimportantparameters.Densityisdefinedastheweightofthematerialperunitvolume.Theinterestinknowingdensityofsolidwasteistoassessthetotalmassandvolumeofwastethatmustbemanaged.Thedensitiesofsolidwastevarymarkedlywith:

Geographiclocation.Seasonoftheyear.LengthoftimeinstorageSolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationPhysicalcompositionofsolidwastesInformationonthechemicalcompositionofsolidwastesisimportantinevaluatingalternativeprocessingandrecoveryoptions.Forexample,thefeasibilityofcombustiondependsonthechemicalcompositionofsolidwaste.Ifsolidwastesaretobeusedasfuel,thefourmostimportantpropertiestobeknownare:

(1)Proximateanalysis:measuringthetotalconcentrationofcarbohydrate,protein,andlipidcontentsfromsolidwastes.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationChemicalcomposition(2)Fusingpointofash:isdefinedasthetemperatureatwhichtheashresultingfromtheburningofwastewillformasolid(clinker)byfusionandagglomeration.Typicalfusiontemperaturefortheformationofclinkerfromsolidwasterangesfrom1,100to1,200℃.

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationChemicalcomposition(3)Ultimateanalysis:theultimateanalysisofawastecomponenttypicallyinvolvesthedeterminationofthepercentofC(carbon),H(hydrogen),O(oxygen),N(nitrogen),S(sulfur)andash.Theresultsoftheultimateanalysisareusedtocharacterizethechemicalcompositionoftheorganicmatterinmunicipalsolidwaste.(4)Energycontent:theenergycontentoftheorganiccomponentsinmunicipalsolidwasteshouldbedetermined.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationChemicalcompositionThemostimportantbiologicalcharacteristicoftheorganicfractionofmunicipalsolidwasteisthatalmostalloftheorganiccomponentscanbeconvertedbiologicallytogasesandrelativelyinertorganicandinorganicsolids.Inplanningforfuturewastemanagementsystems,itwillbeimportanttoconsiderthechangesitmayoccurinthecompositionofsolidwastewithtime.Fourwastecomponentsthathaveanimportantinfluenceonthecompositionofthewastescollectedarefoodwaste,paperandcardboard,yardwaste,andplastics.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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CompositionofSolidWastesandTheirDeterminationBiologicalpropertiesofMSWManagementofsolidwastereducesoreliminatesadverseimpactsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthandsupportseconomicdevelopmentandimprovedqualityoflife.Anumberofprocessesareinvolvedineffectivelymanagingwasteforamunicipality.Theseincludemonitoring,collection,transport,processing,recyclinganddisposal.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Methodsofwastereduction,wastereuseandrecyclingarethepreferredoptionswhenmanagingwaste.Therearemanyenvironmentalbenefitsthatcanbederivedfromtheuseofthemethods.Theyreduceorpreventgreenhousegasemissions,reducethereleaseofpollutantconserveresources,saveenergyandreducethedemandforwastetreatmenttechnologyandlandfillspace.Thereforeitisadvisablethatthesemethodsbeadoptedandincorporatedaspartofthewastemanagementplan.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Wastereductionandreuseofproductsarebothmethodsofwasteprevention.Theyeliminatetheproductionofwasteatthesourceofusualgenerationandreducethedemandsforlargescaletreatmentanddisposalfacilities.Methodsofwastereductionincludemanufacturingproductswithlesspackaging,encouragingcustomerstobringtheirownreusablebagsforpackaging,encouragingthepublictochoosereusableproductssuchasclothnapkinsandreusableplasticandglasscontainers,backyardcompostingandsharinganddonatinganyunwanteditemsratherthandiscardingthem.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Allofthemethodsofwastepreventionmentionedrequirepublicparticipation.Inordertogetthepubliconboard,trainingandeducationalprogrammesneedtobeundertakentoeducatethepublicabouttheirroleintheprocess.Alsothegovernmentmayneedtoregulatethetypesandamountofpackagingusedbymanufacturersandmakethereuseofshoppingbags.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Allofthemethodsofwastepreventionmentionedrequirepublicparticipation.Inordertogetthepubliconboard,trainingandeducationalprogrammesneedtobeundertakentoeducatethepublicabouttheirroleintheprocess.Alsothegovernmentmayneedtoregulatethetypesandamountofpackagingusedbymanufacturersandmakethereuseofshoppingbags.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Recyclingreferstotheremovalofitemsfromthewastestreamtobeusedasrawmaterialsinmanufactureofnewproducts.Thusfromthisdefinitionrecyclingoccursinthreephases:firstthewasteissortedandrecyclablescollected,therecyclablesareusedtocreaterawmaterials.Theserawmaterialsarethenusedintheproductionofnewproducts.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Wastetreatmenttechniquesseektotransformthewasteintoaformthatismoremanageable,reducethevolumeorreducethetoxicityofthewastethusmakingthewasteeasiertodisposeof.Treatmentmethodsareselectedbasedonthecomposition,quantity,andformofthewastematerial.Somewastetreatmentmethodsbeingusedtodayincludesubjectingthewastetoextremelyhightemperatures,dumpingonlandorlandfillinganduseofbiologicalprocessestotreatthewaste.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Itshouldbenotedthattreatmentanddisposaloptionsarechosenasalastresorttothepreviouslymentionedmanagementstrategiesreducing,reusingandrecyclingofwaste.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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1)IncinerationIncinerationisthemostcommonthermaltreatmentprocess.Thisisthecombustionofwasteinthepresenceofoxygen.Afterincineration,thewastesareconvertedtocarbondioxide,watervaporandash.Thismethodmaybeusedasameansofrecoveringenergytobeusedinheatingorthesupplyofelectricity.Inadditiontosupplyingenergyincinerationtechnologieshavetheadvantageofreducingthevolumeofthewaste,renderingitharmless,reducingtransportationcostsandreducingtheproductionofthegreenhousegasmethane.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Thermaltreatment:processesthatinvolvetheuseofheattotreatwaste.2)PyrolysisandgasificationPyrolysisandgasificationaresimilarprocessestheybothdecomposeorganicwastebyexposingittohightemperaturesandlowamountsofoxygen.Thesetechniquesuseheatandanoxygenstarvedenvironmenttoconvertbiomassintootherforms.Amixtureofcombustibleandnon-combustiblegasesaswellaspyroligenousliquidisproducedbytheseprocesses.AlloftheseproductshaveahighheatvalueandcanbeutilizedSolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Thermaltreatment:processesthatinvolvetheuseofheattotreatwaste.2)PyrolysisandgasificationGasificationusesalowoxygenenvironmentwhilepyrolysisallowsnooxygen.Gasificationisadvantageoussinceitallowsfortheincinerationofwastewithenergyrecoveryandwithouttheairpollutionthatischaracteristicofotherincinerationmethods.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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Thermaltreatment:processesthatinvolvetheuseofheattotreatwaste.SanitaryLandfillsaredesignedtogreatlyreduceoreliminatetherisksthatwastedisposalmayposetothepublichealthandenvironmentalquality.Theyareusuallyplacedinareaswherelandfeaturesactasnaturalbuffersbetweenthelandfillandtheenvironment.Forexampletheareamaybecomprisedofclaysoilwhichisfairlyimpermeableduetoitstightlypackedparticles,ortheareamaybecharacterizedbyalowwatertableandanabsenceofsurfacewaterbodiesthuspreventingthethreatofwatercontamination.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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SanitaryLandfillsInadditiontothestrategicplacementofthelandfillotherprotectivemeasuresareincorporatedintoitsdesign.Thebottomandsidesoflandfillsarelinedwithlayersofclayorplastictokeeptheliquidwaste,knownasleachate,fromescapingintothesoil.Theleachateiscollectedandpumpedtothesurfacefortreatment.Boreholesormonitoringwellsareduginthevicinityofthelandfilltomonitorgroundwaterquality.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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SanitaryLandfillsAlandfillisdividedintoaseriesofindividualcellsandonlyafewcellsofthesitearefilledwithtrashatanyonetime.Thisminimizesexposuretowindandrain.Thedailywasteisspreadandcompactedtoreducethevolume,acoveristhenappliedtoreduceodorsandkeepoutpest.Whenthelandfillhasreacheditscapacity,itiscappedwithanimpermeablesealwhichistypicallycomposedofclaysoil.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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SanitaryLandfillsSomesanitarylandfillsareusedtorecoverenergy.Thenaturalanaerobicdecompositionofthewasteinthelandfillproduceslandfillgaseswhichincludecarbondioxide,methaneandtracesofothergases.Methanecanbeusedasanenergysourcetoproduceheatorelectricity.Thussomelandfillsarefittedwithlandfillgascollection(LFG)systemstocapitalizeonthemethanebeingproduced.Theprocessofgeneratinggasisveryslow,fortheenergyrecoverysystemtobesuccessfulthereneedstobelargevolumesofwastes.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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SanitaryLandfillsTheselandfillspresenttheleastenvironmentalandhealthriskandtherecordskeptcanbeagoodsourceofinformationforfutureuseinwastemanagement,however,thecostofestablishingthesesanitarylandfillsarehighwhencomparedtotheotherlanddisposalmethods.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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SanitaryLandfills1)CompostingCompostingisthecontrolledaerobicdecompositionoforganicmatterbytheactionofmicroorganismsandsmallinvertebrates.Thereareanumberofcompostingtechniquesbeingusedtoday.Theseinclude:invesselcomposting,windrowcomposting,vermicompostingandstaticpilecomposting.Theprocessiscontrolledbymakingtheenvironmentalconditionsoptimumforthewastedecomposerstothrive.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatmentThemanureofasuccessfulcompostisodorless,brownishorblackish-brownincolor,andone-thirdtoone-halfthevolumeofthecomposthascollapsedcomparedtothebeginningofthepile.1)CompostingTherateofcompostformationiscontrolledbythecompositionandconstituentsofthematerialsi.e.theirCarbon/Nitrogen(C/N)ratio,thetemperature,themoisturecontentandtheamountofair.CNratioisveryimportantfortheprocesstobeefficient.Themicroorganismsrequirecarbonasanenergysourceandnitrogenforthesynthesisofsomeproteins.IfthecorrectC/Nrationisnotachieved,thenapplicationofthecompostwitheitherahighorlowC/Nratiocanhaveadverseeffectsonboththesoilandtheplants.AhighC/Nratiocanbecorrectedbydehydratedmudandalowratiocorrectedbyaddingcellulose.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment1)CompostingMoisturecontentgreatlyinfluencesthecompostingprocess.Themicrobesneedthemoistureperformtheirmetabolicfunctions.Ifthewastebecomestoodrythecompostingisnotfavored.Ifhoweverthereistoomuchmoisturethenitispossiblethatitmaydisplacetheairinthecompostheapdeprivingtheorganismsofoxygenanddrowningthem.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment1)CompostingAhightemperatureisdesirablefortheeliminationofpathogenicorganisms.However,iftemperaturesaretoohigh,above75℃thentheorganismsnecessarytocompletethecompostingprocessaredestroyed.Optimumtemperaturesfortheprocessareintherangeof50℃~60℃withtheidealbeing60℃.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment1)CompostingAerationisaveryimportantandthequantityofairneedstobeproperlycontrolledwhencomposting.Ifthereisinsufficientoxygen,theaerobeswillbegintodieandwillbereplacedbyanaerobes.Theanaerobesareundesirablesincetheywillslowtheprocess,produceodorsandalsoproducethehighlyflammablemethanegas.Aircanbeincorporatedbychurningthecompost.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment2)AnaerobicDigestionAnaerobicdigestionlikecompostingusesbiologicalprocessestodecomposeorganicwaste.However,wherecompostingcanuseavarietyofmicrobesandmusthaveair,anaerobicdigestionusesbacteriaandanoxygenfreeenvironmenttodecomposethewaste.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment2)AnaerobicDigestionAerobicrespiration,typicalofcomposting,resultsintheformationofcarbondioxideandwater.Whiletheanaerobicresultsintheformationofcarbondioxideandmethane.Inadditiontogeneratingthehumuswhichisusedasasoilenhancer,anaerobicdigestionisalsousedasamethodofproducingbiogaswhichcanbeusedtogenerateelectricity.SolidWastesandtheManagementofSolidWastes

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BiologicalWasteTreatment数量词的翻译

数字的翻译

英语和汉语的数字表达既有相同的部分，也有不同的部分，如两者的进位都是从右到左，即从个位开始，但在英语中每三位为进位制的一组，并用逗号隔开，从右开始，第一个逗号前为“千”(thousand)，第二个逗号前为“百万”(million)，以此类推。一般来说，对于具体的数字，可直接翻译出来。(1)Typicalfusiontemperaturefortheformationofclinkerfromsolidwasterangesfrom1,100to1,200℃.译文：通常焚烧固体废物的温度范围为1100~1200℃。

例句中的数字直接译出即可。这类可以直接译出的数字一般不大，包括表温度、年代、数量、高度等，但对于较大的数字，翻译时需要按照英汉语言表式进行转换，如数字657000用英语表示应为sixhundredandfifty-seventhousand，用汉语表示则应为“65万7千或六十五万七千”。

另外，还有表示“多达”“不足”、“左右”、“到”等数量介词，如above、morethan，over、below、lessthan、under、around、closeto、nearly、some等，翻译时，应结合原文仔细推敲。

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数量词的翻译

倍数的翻译

1.倍数增加的译法在翻译倍数的增加时，一定要注意所增加的倍数是否包含基数。如包含基数，通常可译为“增加到……倍”、“增加为……倍”等；如不包含基数表示净增时，可译为“增加了……倍”。常用表达及译法有四种：increasebyntimes“增加了n-1倍”或“增加到n倍”increasentimes“增加了n-1倍”或“增加到n倍”increasebyafactorofn“增加了n-1倍”或“增加到n倍”increasetontimes“增加到n倍”或“增加了n-1倍”

(1)Thestrengthoftheattractionincreasesbyfourtimesifthedistancebetweentheoriginalchargesishalved.译文：如果原电荷之间的距离缩短一半，引力就会增加三倍。（或：就会增加到原来的四倍。）

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数量词的翻译

倍数的翻译

2.倍数减少的译法

英语可以用times等表示倍数的词语来表示数量的减少，即“减