英汉例句

• in parts of the rich world, mainly japan and western europe, that age group already makes up nearly a quarter of the population.

  如今在一些发达国家——主要是日本和西欧国家，老年人占了总人口的百分之二十五。

• nearly a quarter of british workers plug in their mp3 players to listen to music while on the job -- sparking lively debate over whether they should be banned, a study said.

  一项最新调查显示，近四分之一的英国职员上班时听mp3，这引起人们对是否应禁止这一行为展开激烈的讨论。

• nearly a quarter of plant species are threatened with extinction.

  近四分之一的植物物种有灭绝的危险。

• nearly a quarter of the world「s land mammal species are at risk of extinction, and many others may vanish before they are even known to science, according to a major annual survey of global wildlife.

  一项对全球野生动物的大规模年度调查表明，近四分之一的陆地哺乳动物物种濒临灭绝，还有许多其余的物种，甚至在科学界知道它们之前可能就已经绝迹了。

• nearly a quarter of this age group (23 percent) even appreciate an 」x「 in a text exchange from people that aren」t close friends.

  这一年龄段中近四分之一（23%）的人甚至能接受来自并不亲密的朋友的吻。

• she first got behind the wheel aged 17 but didn「t qualify until her 40th birthday nearly a quarter of a century later.

  据《每日电讯》1月22日报道，23年前，年仅17岁的玛丽亚开始学车，但直到她40岁生日临近时，在几乎过了四分之一个世纪后，她才通过了驾照考试。

• nearly a quarter of the young regularly have headaches or migraines, compared to just 14 per cent of over-55s.

  近四分之一的年轻人经常患头痛或偏头痛，而这一比例在55岁以上的人中仅为14%。

• st. louis – it」s no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?

  养个孩子花费昂贵并不是什么秘密，但是为什么要花掉将近百万四分之一的费用？

• road transport alone accounts for nearly a quarter of the man-made gases that accelerate climate change.

  道路运输本身就产生了近四分之一的人为的加速气候变化的气体。

• by focusing on reducing environmental risk factors, nearly a quarter of the global burden of disease can be prevented.

  以减少环境危险因素为重点，可以防止出现四分之一的全球疾病负担。

• representing around 40% of the world’s population and nearly a quarter of its economic output, the brics countries would seem to be well justified in calling for these kinds of changes.

  作为拥有全世界40%人口和接近四分之一经济产值的合作组织来说，金砖国家似乎完全有理由要求这种改变。

• this year, pakistan is experiencing a significant increase in new cases, and now accounts for nearly a quarter of all cases worldwide.

  今年，巴基斯坦的新病例显着增加，目前占全世界病例总数的近四分之一。

• bob nardelli was a disastrous ceo of home depot. but he was paid nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to leave and quickly moved to the top slot at chrysler, which then went bankrupt.

  「家得宝」公司(homedepot)ceo鲍勃?纳德利(bobnardelli)在任期间公司损失惨重，但他却得到近2.5亿美元的离职金并很快执掌克莱斯勒，后来克莱斯勒宣布破产。

• for nearly a quarter of a century, criminologists have known about the 「age-crime curve.」

  大约四分之一的世纪之前，犯罪学家就已经知道了所谓的「年龄-犯罪曲线」。

• that「s nearly a quarter of the $2 billion basketball shoe industry.

  这几乎占据了20亿美元篮球鞋市场的四分之一。

• nearly a quarter of north american and european companies shortened their supply chains in 2008 (the effect of japan’s disaster on its partsmakers will surely prompt further shortening).

  超过四分之一的欧美企业在2008年缩短了他们的供应链（日本的灾难肯定会继续导致供应链的缩短）。

• such unconventional gas production accounts for nearly a quarter of total production in the united states, according to the latest figures from the energy information administration.

  据能源信息局公布的最新数据，这种非传统的天然气产量占到了美国总产量的四分之一。

• new research from mobile phone firm t-mobile reveals nearly a quarter of men (22 percent) regularly include a kiss on texts to their male mates, t-mobile said in a statement.

  开展该调查的手机运营商t-mobile公司在一份声明中称，近四分之一的受访男性（22%）在给同性朋友发短信时会「献上一吻」。

• according to jupiter, a consultancy, nearly a quarter of american internet users say the web is essential to taking care of their health.

  咨询公司jupiter认为，仅四分之一的美国网民都认为网络信息对他们关注自己的健康是必需的。

• one serving provides nearly a quarter of the sodium a person needs each day.

  一份法国号提供相当于一个人一天所需的四分之一的钠盐。

• president karzai angrily rejected a suggestion earlier this week by a un agency that nearly a quarter of afghanistan」s gdp was swallowed up by corruption.

  卡尔扎伊总统强烈反对本周早些时候，联合国一个机构声称的阿富汗四分之一的国内生产总值被腐败瓜分这一说法。。

• indeed, some people think it holds nearly a quarter of the world’s undiscovered reserves.

  实际上，一些人认为这里蕴藏着世界上4分之一的未被发现的矿藏。