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： R@>R@V>c
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(一) A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①). _5M!ec
A is n times greater (longer， more，…)than B.(②). {d (PH7R
A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of B.(③). QHr
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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]. mL+}Ka
Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，threetimes the length of )that one. 3f 's>+,#%
这本书的篇幅是那本书的3倍(即长两倍)。 a
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(二)increase to n times(④). V]H<:U E
increase n times/n-fold(⑤). Tv3 ZNh
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increase by a factor of n(⑦). K *vNv 4
以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 X_s;j5ur
Eg. The production of integrated circuits has been increased to three timesas compared with last year. R ;5w*e}?5
集成电路的产量比去年增加了两倍。 oZ6xHdPc4
Eg. The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as againstl986. %9mB4Fc6b)
化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。 pY = ?r{@
Eg. That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. 9][Mw[k>
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)。 ?0[%+AD hM
Eg. The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four. .NjdkHYR
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。 +Q-~~v7,
注：在这类句型中increase常被raise，grow，go/step up，multiply等词所替代。 58e{WC
(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： BqZLqGO Ku
Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported. GU&XK7L
据报道，价值破记录地增长了3倍。 }r^MXv ~(
(四)double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨). qwFn(pK[
Eg. The efficiency of the machines has been more than trebled or quadrupled. yvDzxu
这些机器的效率已提高了2倍或3倍多。 @D"|Jq=6P
(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： E= s`$ A
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(= A is twice as much (large，long，…)as . G# @<bg3
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应译为：A比B多(大，长，……)1倍。 2 ~J |x+
A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. >^I nNJd
「= A is one and a half times as much (large， 1ong，…)as B.」(11). _%1.D0<~-E
应译为：A比B多(大，长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。 }_?7k0EZ@
