Basic Scientific and Technical Translation

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1、BasicScientificandTechnicalTranslation(II)ScientificandTechnicalTranslationLecturer:IvanYeung0數字的翻譯英美用法不同一億(108)十億(109)兆*(1012)千兆*(1015)京*(1016)百京*(1018)ahundredmillionathousandmillion(Br)abillion(Am)(increasinglycommon)abillion(Br)*(increasinglyrare)atrillion(Am)a

2、thousandbillion(Br)aquadrillion(Am)tenthousandbillion(Br)tenquadrillion(Am)atrillion(Br)aquintillion(Am)1數量增加的翻譯1.1“percentage,fraction”Annualproductionofsteelhasgoneupbymorethan25%.鋼的年產量提高了百分之二十五以上。By2005,theinfectedareahadbeenexpandedtoone-thirdmorethanthatof2000.

3、到了2005年，受感染面積較2000年時擴大了三分之一。動筆！Productionisnowdoublewhatitwas.1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”A)threetimesthelengthofsomething.三倍於某物的長度。(OAL)例：Afemalegiantwetabearingeggsweighed71g-thisisthreetimestheweightofanaveragehousemouse.懷卵的雌性沙螽體重達71g，約為一般家鼠的三倍重。動筆！Thelongesthumanboneisthe

4、femurorthighbonewhichis48cmslong.Itissostrongthatitcansupport30timestheweightofaman!1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”B)threetimesaslongassomething.某物的三倍長。(OAL)例：60minutesisthreetimesaslongas20minutesand40poundsisfourtimesasheavyas10pounds.20分鐘的三倍是60分鐘，10磅的四倍是40磅。Aluminumisthreetim

5、esasheavyaspolyethylene.鋁重為聚乙烯重的三倍。鋁比聚乙烯重二倍。(2.7vs0.92–0.94g/cm3)1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”動筆！AnatomofCarbonistwelvetimesasheavyashydrogenwhileanatomofAluminumisjustovertwotimesasheavyascarbon.1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”C)threetimeslongerthansomething.比某物長兩倍。(OAL)例：ThetotallengthofC

6、hina'srailwaynetworkistwotimeslongerthanthatofFrance.中國鐵路網比法國的長一倍。(32,682vs70,000km)Kryptonisthreetimesheavierthanair.氪氣比空氣重兩倍。(3.708vs1.25kg/m3)Silveristhreetimesheavierthanquartz.*(wronguse!!)銀比石英重三倍。(10.5vs2.65g/cm3)*1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”D)increasedbythreetimes.incr

7、easedthreefold.increasedbyafactorofthree.增加了兩倍。增至(原來的)三倍。Thegrainoutputhasincreasedbythreetimes.糧食產量增加了三倍。**糧食產量增加了兩倍。Thenumberofmonkeyshasincreasedmorethantwofold.猴子數量增加了多於兩倍。**猴子數量增加了一倍多。1數量增加的翻譯1.2“times”動筆！Malwareshaveincreasedbythreetimesin2008TheWestNileVirusi

8、sspreadingfasterthanfederalhealthofficialshadexpected,withthenumberofcasestriplingtoatleast164sincelastweek.Nationwide,theCDCsaidatleast16