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 @
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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： #E4|@}30`
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一、 A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①)A is n times greater (longer， : d wP
more，…)than B.(②)A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of b-YmS=*
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]. pLtK :Z
Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，three >lF@M-
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注：当相比的对象B很明显时，than(as，of)B常被省去。
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以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 Mt&n|']`8
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That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. -!IeP]n#P
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)。 i
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The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four. )a<MW66
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。
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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： Zm6|aHx8v
Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported. ym'!f|9AA
据报道,价值破记录地增长了3倍。 "%#CMCE|f
四、double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨)Eg. The efficiency of the &.P G2f*
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。
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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： C=JS]2W2
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(=A is twice as much ]rji]4s
(large，long，…)as B.(⑩)应译为：A比B多(大，长，……)1倍。 (W?t'J^#
A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. `@{(ijg.
【=A is one a half times as much (large， 1ong，…)as s01=C3
B.】(11)应译为:A比B多(大，长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。 FSYs1Li_C
