倍数翻译的陷阱很多,而且每个陷阱都是绵里藏针,针针见血,见血封喉!
1a是b的n倍大/长……(或者a比b大/长……n-1倍)
一般有以下两种英语表达方法;
(1) A is n times as large/long (形容词/副词原形) as b。
eg: Asia is four times as large as Europe。
(2) A is n times larger/longer(形容词/副词比较级)than b。
eg: Asia is four times larger than europe。
(3) A is n times the size/length (形容词/副词的名词形式) of b。
eg: Asia is four times the size of europe。
以上三句例句的中文翻译均为:亚洲是欧洲的四倍大,或者亚洲比欧洲大三倍。
22. by 和to
(1) 动词+ by + 倍数/百分数/数词
eg: The production of grain has been increased by four timesthis year。
今年粮食产量增加了四倍。
(2) 动词+ to + 数词
eg: Last year profits rose to $201 million。
去年利润增长到2亿零100万美元。
3by a factor of
词组by a factor of 在《朗文双解》中的解释为"if something increases ordecreases by a factor of n, it increases or decreases by ntimes."以n倍的系数增加或减少。这个解释表达不是很明确,现在把它分成以下两种情况来分析:
(1)表示增加含义时
increase/grow...by a factor of n times 增加到n倍,或者增加了n-1倍
eg: The output of diesel oil for farm use has been increasedby a factor of five times these years。
这些年来,用于农业生产的柴油产量增加了四倍。
(2)表示减少含义时
decrease/fall...by a factor of n times减少到1/n,或者减少了(n-1)/n。
eg: The production has decreased by a factor of three times asagainst 1977.
总产量减少到1977年的三分之一。
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