[语法] “3 times longer”是2倍长还是3倍长?
第155期
(每周六、日推送)
先做个热身:以下三句分别表示什么意思?
1. A is 3 times as long as B.
2. A is 3 times longer than B.
3. A is 3 times the length of B.
A是B的2倍,3倍,还是4倍?
这三句都是同一个意思,也就是A是B的三倍长,A= BX3。下面介绍三种倍数的表达方法:
一、倍数表达之1:A是B的N倍
1. N times as long (形容词/副词原形) as B.
The Yangtze River is almost three times as long as the Pearl River.
长江几乎是珠江的三倍长。
2. N times longer(形容词/副词比较级)than B.
The Yangtze River is three times longer than the Pearl River.
长江是珠江的三倍长。
Sound travels nearly 3 times faster in copper than in lead.
声音在铜中的传播速度为是在铅中的3倍。
3. N times the length (形容词/副词的名词形式)of B.
The Yangtze River is three times the size of the Pearl River.
长江是珠江长度的三倍。
He is five times your age.
他是你年龄的5倍。
二、倍数表达之2:直接用动词表示倍数
1. double:增加至2倍
Membership almost doubled in two years.
两年内会员数目几乎翻了一番。
2. triple/treble:增加至3倍
Output should triple by next year.
到明年产量应增至三倍。
3. quadruple:增加至4倍
Sales have quadrupled in the last five years.
过去五年中,销售额已增长至以前的四倍。
三、倍数表达3:fold
句型:N-fold increase/decrease
说明:N-fold increase表示增加了N-1倍,比如 two-fold increase 表示增加了一倍(增加到原来的两倍),即“是原来的2倍”。
Smokers are even worse, with a two-fold increase in risk.
吸烟男性更糟糕,风险增加了一倍。
The advantage of the products is a three-fold decrease in weight.
这些产品的优点是重量减轻了2/3。
这些表达方式都记住了吗?
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