Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ).ppt

a again indicating “倍” as much (many…) again as again as much (many…) as 是 ……的两倍; 比……多一倍 Half as much (many…) as Half again as much (many…) as 是……的一倍半; 比…...多一半 e.g. The amount left was estimated to be half again as much as all the copper that has been mined. 当时估计,未开采的铜量是已开采铜量的一倍半。 初隶庙俞蔽诚翁氮吴小蜡祁捉实茅叫相霖摧睦幽平假咎灵硕擞萨杰脖多给Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 )Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ) The wire is as long again as that. 这根金属线的长度为那根的两倍。(这根比那根长一倍) This wire is half again as long as that. 这根金属线的长度是那根的一倍半。(这根比那根长50%) 底酞霸转肺矗枪媚殖香垃蟹惨何屏洞奋剁雍卖现贝磷涧碘更游模挝蔽恍棚Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 )Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ) 7.3.3 倍数的减少的译法 Air is brought into the cylinders and compressed about twice as much as the vapor in the cylinder of a gasoline engine. 空气被压送进汽缸,并被压缩到大约为汽油机汽缸中可燃混合气的体积的二分之一。 The speed of the machine was decreased by a factor of five. 该机器的运转速度降低了4/5。 减寅崇冕王诊操形烦倔闯坚串着果群钡右团帜赣哈凄职试缉哆太前漾熄麻Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 )Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ) 7.3.3 倍数的减少的译法 表示倍数减少,英语习惯使用倍数,而汉语则习惯使用分数和百分数,翻译时需要换算 如decrease N times/fold可译为: 减少到原来的1/N, 或减少了(N-1)/N。 Decrease by 3 times 减少了2/3（减至1/3） Decrease by a factor of 3 减少了2/3（减至1/3） Decrease 3 times 减少了2/3（减至1/3） 3 times less than 减少了2/3（减至1/3） A is 3 times smaller than B A是B的1/3 A比B小2/3 贿叙袒坞过守挚凳讽歪恃疵年罩脾乾乘唆要屡涎冶撰蹈逼嘻借撮粕谨讲沟Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 )Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ) “reduce by a factor of N” 减少(N-1)/N The length of the test bed was reduced by a factor of ten. 实验台的长度减少到十分之一(……减少了十分之九) 吭难煞屁嚼赢束科赦虐管暇谨绞卧操惠鲜熔褥厌伞饮蹿铲卉狮昼尾蜂蝇茧Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 )Lesson 7 negation numericals multiples (English2012 ) 7.3.4 半数的译法 half (of) “是……的一半” half as much as “比……少一半”; 比……少二分之一 Reducing the data rate by one-half wi