科技翻译中数字及倍数的翻译

TranslationofNumeralsandMultiples.1Contents1.Integer&approximatenumber

2.over&under

3.atleast&atmost&between4.Numeralsinmultiples5.Theincreaseofnumerals6.Thedecreaseofnumerals.2Integerandapproximatenumbers英语中常用flat,cool,sharp,exactly,whole,just等词修饰数字，表示“正好，恰好，整整”

等英语中也常用about,some,around,round,approximately,closeto,nearly,towards等词修饰数字，表“大约，上下，将近，几乎”等.31.Hefinishedtheexperimentintwenty-fourhoursflat.他完成这一实验正好用了24小时.2.Thephysiciantreatedcool30patientsthatday.

这位内科医生那天正好看了30个病人.3.Theplanetakesoffat7o'clocksharp.

这架飞机7点整起飞.4.Themachineworkedfortenwholedays.

这台机器整整运转了10天.5.Thewiremeasuresexacttenmeters.

这条导线刚好10米长.6.Thevolumeofthesunisabout/some/around/round1,300,000timesthatoftheearth.

太阳的体积约为地球的130万倍..47.Itisnearly/towards4'oclock.

现在将近4点钟.8.Thepriceofthisnewmachineisintheneighborhoodof/oftheorderofathousanddollars.

这台新机器的价格约为1000美元.9.Noisefigureintheborderof4to5dBatGhzhasbeenreported.

据称，在2,000兆赫时，噪声系数约为4-5分贝.10.Accordingtotheweatherman,thetemperaturewillbeup5°Corso.

据天气预报，气温将升高5°C左右.5Over&under英语中常用morethan,odd,over,above,exceed,upwardsof,ormore,higherthan,intheexcessof修饰,表“超过,以上,有余,高于,多于”Twosub-types英语中也常用under,below,less,lessthan,nomorethan,shortof,offto,within,asfewas修饰,表“不到,少于,以下”.61.Pigironisanalloyofironandcarbonwiththecarboncontentmorethantwopercent.

生铁是铁碳合金，其中碳含量超过2%.2.Onlywhenarocketattainsaspeedof18,ooooddmilesperhour,canitputamanmadesatelliteinorbit.

只有当火箭速度达到每小时18,000多英里时，才能把人造卫星送入轨道.3.Over/Above/Morethan/Notlessthan100chemicalelementsareknowntoman;oftheseabout80aremetals.

人类已知的化学元素有100种以上，其中有80种是金属.4.Upwardsofseventhousandmedicalworkershaveleftfottheearthquakedistrict..7

有7000多名医务人员前往震区。5.Thepatientsarechildrenofthreeyearsoldandupwards.

这些病人是三岁和三岁以上的儿童.6.Theefficiencyofthebestoftheseenginesisunder/below/lessthan/nomorethan40%.

这些发动机中效率最好的也不到40%.7.Ittookthreeyearslessthanonemonthforthemtodevelopthenewmaterial.

他们花了三年差一个月研制这种材料.8.Helium(氮)intheairisalittleunder1%.

空气中氮的含量略低于1%..8atleast&atmost&betweenAtleast1英语中常用full,solid,atleast,allof,nolessthan,as...as修饰,表“数目大，数量多”2英语中常用only,merely,barely,scarcely,but,atmost,nomorethan,scant修饰,表“数目小,数量少”Atmost3英语中常用fromto,betweenand/to,修饰数字,表范围,译为“从...到,在...之间”等Between.91.TheycoveredfulltwentyreferencesourcesonAIDSinasingleday.

他们仅仅用了一天时间，就看完了足足20种有关艾滋病的资料.2.Themotorran450soliddaysonend.

马达连续运转了足有450天.3.Theexperimentwilltakethreedays,atleast.

实验至少需要三天时间.4.Thetemperatureatthesun'scenterisashighas10,000,000°C.太阳中心的温度高达摄氏1000万度.5.Therewerenolessthanfiftywoundedinthetrafficaccident.

在这场交通事故中，受伤者多达50人..106.Thatsolar-energycarweighsonly/merely/barely/scarcely/but500kg.那辆太阳能汽车仅重500公斤.7.Inspectiontimefortheinstallationwasnomorethan2hours.检验安装欧诺工作仅用了两小时.8.Thereisonlyatmostroomforoneperson.

至多只有可容纳一个人的空间.9.Theenergyofthefuelwastedbythereciprocat-ingsteamengineisbetween80and/to85percent.

往复式蒸汽机浪费的燃料能量为80%至85%.10.Theladlerefiningtimetakesonaveragebetween3and4hoursdependingonthetreatmentrequired.

桶内精炼时间平均为3到4小时,这要视所需要的处理而定..11NumeralsinmultiplestimesBentimesas+形容词/副词+as...Bentimes+形容词/副词比较级+thanBe+比较级+than+名词+byntimesBe+比较级+byafactorof+n表“是...的几倍”againas+形容词、副词+againasagainas+形容词、副词+as表“比...多一倍，是...的两倍”.121.Thesubstancereactsthreetimesasfastastheother.

该物质的反应速度是那种物质反应速度的三倍.(Or该物质的反应速度比那种物质的反应速度快2倍)2.Thislineisbytwotimeslongerthanthatone.

这条线的长度是那条线长度的2倍.(Or这条线比那条线长1倍)3.Mercuryweighsmorethanwaterbyabout14times.

水银的重量约为水的14倍.(Or水银比水重13倍)4.TheerrorprobabilityofbinaryAMisgreaterthanforbinaryFMbyafactorofatleast6.

二进制调幅的误差概率比二进制调频至少大5倍.(Or二进制调幅的误差概率至少是二进制调频的6倍).135.Thewireisaslongagainasthatone.

这跟金属线的长度是那根的2倍.(Or这根金属线比那根金属线长1倍)6.Thiswireisagainaslongasthatone.

这根金属线的长度是那根的2倍.(Or这根金属线比那根金属线长1倍)7.Thiswireishalfagainaslongasthatone.

这跟金属线的长度是那根金属线的1倍半.(Or这根金属线比那根金属线长半倍)(.14Increaseofnumeralsiiiiii

带“增大”意思的动词:increase,grow,goup...V+ntimes;V+by/to+ntimes;V+n-fold;V+byafactorof,表“增加到n倍,增加了(n-1)倍”

i.带“增大”意思的动词:increase,rise,grow,goup连接by+单位/n%,表净增量,数词n可照译ii.用anincreaseofn/anincrease表净增多的数量,n照译

用表示倍数的动词:

double,treble,quadruple,quintuble,sextuple,septuple,octuple等,表示量的增加.151.Thesalesofindustrialelectronicproductshavemultipliedsixtimes.

工业电子产品销售额增加了5倍2.Thestrengthoftheattractionincreasesbyfourtimesifthedistancebetweentheoriginalchargesisbehalved.

如果原电荷的距离缩短一半,则引力就增大到原来的4倍.(Or...则引力比原来大3倍)3.Thisyear,theproductionofthiskindofmachineinourplantisestimatedtoincreaseto3timescomparedwith1980.

今年我厂这种机器的产量预计是1980年的3倍.(Or今年我厂这种机器的产量预计比1980年增长了2倍)4.By1999theproductionofprimarycopperhasincreasedfive-fold.

到1999年，原铜产量增长了4倍.(.165.Thedrainvoltagehasbeenincreasedbyafactorof4.漏电压增加了3倍.6.Theoutputwentup45,000tons.

产量增加了45000吨.7.Theproductionhasincreasedby45%.生产已增加了45%.8.Automationwillhelpustoraisetheoutputofproductionbythirtypercent.

自动化能帮助我们提高产量30%.9.Industrialoutputroseby0.9percentinJune.6月份产量增长了0.9%.10.Thenewairportwilldoublethecapacityoftheexistingone.

新机场是现有机场容量的2倍.(.1711.Thepopulationhasnearlytrebledinfortyyears.

人口在40年中增加了近2倍.12.Thecompanyquadrupledoutputtoaround20milliontons.

该公司把产量增至2000万吨左右，是原来的4倍.13.Theoutputhasbeenquintupledsince1998.1998年以来,产量已增长了4倍.14.Thereisanincreaseof4.5milliontonsofsteelascomparedwithlastyear.

钢产量比去年增加了450万吨.15.Thereisa25%increaseofsteelascomparedwithlastyear.

钢产量比去年增加了25%.(.18Decreaseofnumeralsiiiiii用表示减少的动词：decrease,reduce...V+byntimes;V+ntimes;V+byafact-orof+n;V+ntimesas+adj/adv+as"表示减少了n分之(n-1),

减少到n分之1"用表示减少的动词：decrease,reduce,fall,lower,drop,decline等,连接byn/n%,以及用联系动词连接nlessthan表“净减量”,n照译用表示减少的动词：decrease,reduce,fall,lower,drop...连接to+n/n%表示减少到n/n%.191.100decreasedby90is10.100减去90等于10.2.Theoutputdecreasedby40%.

产量下降了40%.3.Thecostofradioreceiverswasreducedby60%.

收音机成本降低了60%.4.Thisprocessused35%lessfuel.

这种工艺少用了35%的燃料.5.Thepricecosthasdecreasedbythethreetimesasagainst1949.

成本价格比1949年降低了2/3.6.Thebandwithwasreducedbytwotimes.

带宽减少了二分之一.(.207.Thepre-heatingtimeforthenewtypet