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 c!=^C/5Ee
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： /]" 2;e-s+
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一、 A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①)A is n times greater (longer， O;~d ao
more，…)than B.(②)A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of PH3#\
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B.(③)以上三句都应译为;A的大小(长度，数量，……)是B的n倍[或A比B大(长，多，……)n-1倍]. J;cTEB
Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，three gTwxmp.,
times the length of )that one. tO]`
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这本书的篇幅是那本书的3倍(即长两倍)。 :s`\j J
注：当相比的对象B很明显时，than(as，of)B常被省去。 >6"u{Qmr
二、increase to n times(④) ZdY)&LJ
increase n times/n-fold(⑤) #jNN?,ZK
increase by n times(⑥) %{ToWLb{I
increase by a factor of n(⑦) ULIpb
以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 )Y}8)/Pud
Eg. The production of integrated circuits has been increased to three times PK<+tIm\
as compared with last year. m'P,:S)=
The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as against
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l986.化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。 9k[>(LC
That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. L\Y4$e9bF8
那可使代谢率提高到原来的2倍或3倍(即提高1倍或2倍)。 d~U }IM j
The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four.
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漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。 *c6o#[l
注：在这类句型中increase常被raise，grow，go/step up，multiply等词所替代。 5g(`U+ ,*(
三、There is a n-fold increase/growth…(⑧)应译为：增加n-倍(或增至n倍)。这个句型还有其它一些形式： f Nnemn@>
Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported. ^*=.Vuqy
据报道,价值破记录地增长了3倍。 #[C=LGi
四、double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨)Eg. The efficiency of the kg^ VzNX
machines has been more than trebled or quadrupled.这些机器的效率已提高了2倍或3倍多。 l@OY8z-_
五、此外，英语中还有一种用again而不用倍数词来比较倍数的方法，如： n$O[yRMI[
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(=A is twice as much *P.Dbb8vn
(large，long，…)as B.(⑩)应译为：A比B多(大，长，……)1倍。 nPU=n[t8O
A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. y:R!E *.L'
【=A is one a half times as much (large， 1ong，…)as ^Voi 4;
B.】(11)应译为:A比B多(大，长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。 *l T: P-
