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
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(一) A is n times as great(long，much，…)as B.(①). N_c44[ z 1
A is n times greater (longer， more，…)than B.(②). XZIapT
A is n times the size (length， amount，…)of B.(③). Wi&v?nm
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]. Ks%0!X?3q
Eg. This book is three times as long as (three times longer than，threetimes the length of )that one. jA{5 )-g
这本书的篇幅是那本书的3倍(即长两倍)。 q}P@}TE
注：当相比的对象B很明显时，than(as，of)B常被省去。 63W;N7@
(二)increase to n times(④). |C4fg6XDL
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以上四式均应译为：增加到n倍(或：增加n-1倍)。 ^~H}N$W"-q
Eg. The production of integrated circuits has been increased to three timesas compared with last year. h]oUY.Pf
集成电路的产量比去年增加了两倍。 9z#8K
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Eg. The output of chemical fertilizer has been raised five times as againstl986. K{ P-+(
化肥产量比1986年增加了4倍。 nONuw;K
Eg. That can increase metabolic rates by two or three times. ~~/,2^
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)。 c< $<n
Eg. The drain voltage has been increased by a factor of four. T)mQ+&|
漏电压增加了3借(即增加到原来的4倍)。 H+[?{+"#@l
注：在这类句型中increase常被raise，grow，go/step up，multiply等词所替代。 Wu][ A\3D1
(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： U<j5s\Y,
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据报道，价值破记录地增长了3倍。 =<n ]T;
(四)double (增加1倍)，treble(增加2倍)，quadruple(增加3倍)。(⑨). d1D
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这些机器的效率已提高了2倍或3倍多。 hZ4 5i?%
(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： (K[{X0T
A is as much (large，long，…)again as B.(= A is twice as much (large，long，…)as . 0>|q
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A is half as much (large， 1ong，…)again as B. JQM_96\
「= A is one and a half times as much (large， 1ong，…)as B.」(11). wo`.sB&T
应译为：A比B多(大，长……)一半(即A是B的一倍半)。 %L.S~dN 6
