英语表示倍数增减或倍数对比的句型多种多样，其中有 一些(如下文中的句型②、⑤、⑥、⑧、(12) 等， 见圈码)很容易译错——其主要原因在于：英汉两语在 `)` _G!a
表述或对比倍数方面存在着语言与思维差异。现将常 用的英语倍数句型及其正确译法归纳如下： KZ6}),p
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一、 A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①)A is n times greater (longer， zid?yuP
more，…)than B.(②)A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of /R8>f
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Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，three ; Z-Cn .
times the length of )that one. yc+#LZ~(a
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以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 vPR1
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The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as against eE>3=1d]w
l986.化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。 ~4U[p 50
That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. Fh? ;,Z
那可使代谢率提高到原来的2倍或3倍(即提高1倍或2倍)。 4adCM fP7.
The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four. la8se=^
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。 b*nyt F
注：在这类句型中increase常被raise，grow，go/step up，multiply等词所替代。 Ve2z= 6(
三、There is a n-fold increase/growth…(⑧)应译为：增加n-倍(或增至n倍)。这个句型还有其它一些形式： 'P)xY-15
Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported. N$/{f2iC
据报道,价值破记录地增长了3倍。 $.QnM
四、double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨)Eg. The efficiency of the }[!;c+ke
machines has been more than trebled or quadrupled.这些机器的效率已提高了2倍或3倍多。 )"m FlS<I
五、此外，英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来比较倍数的方法，如： A~ '2ki5$g
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(=A is twice as much *na7/ysT<
(large，long，…)as B.(⑩)应译为：A比B多(大，长，……)1倍。 &m5 WmEz>`
A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. x-nwo:OA
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B.】(11)应译为:A比B多(大，长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。 F@ZG| &
