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 |B[ eJq
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： |*\C{b
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一、 A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①)A is n times greater (longer， .Q\\dESn"
more，…)than B.(②)A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of 8wF n}lw&
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]. w|Qd`
Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，three ;z >p 8N
times the length of )that one. 8(
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这本书的篇幅是那本书的3倍(即长两倍)。 "tR}j,=S:D
注：当相比的对象B很明显时，than(as，of)B常被省去。 +/ N1_
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以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 (%DRt4u <H
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l986.化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。 h48 bb.p2
That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. {B ^pnLc
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)。 >hb- 5xC
The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four. l<N ?' &
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。 o* _g$
注：在这类句型中increase常被raise，grow，go/step up，multiply等词所替代。 P^4'
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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： i'HST|!j
Eg. A record high increase in value of four times was reported. +Ag#B*
据报道,价值破记录地增长了3倍。 e7|d=[kW
四、double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨)Eg. The efficiency of the W-XN4:,qI
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。 llqDT-cp
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： mxhW|}_-j
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(=A is twice as much ]+,nA R
(large，long，…)as B.(⑩)应译为：A比B多(大，长，……)1倍。 opnkmM&[
A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. ^Kum%<[i
【=A is one a half times as much (large， 1ong，…)as
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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)。 dw99FA6
