现在是八点一刻。
现在是四点一刻。
By my watch it is a quarter to six.
按我的手表现在是六点差一刻。
It is a quarter as big as the earth.
它是地球的四分之一大。
现在五点差一刻。
现在是十点差一刻。
It is a quarter past one. When did he lose his pen?
现在是一点一刻。他什么时候丢得钢笔？
"Well," says his uncle, "Now it is a quarter to two." Three hours later we are going to visit your family. Go and tell her about it, for I'm too busy.
“好吧，”他叔叔说，“现在是差一刻钟两点，去告诉你妈妈，三个小时后我们将来你家，因为我太忙了，我必须快点走…”。
It is the only one of the three companies expected to show a profit for the quarter.
这是3家公司中惟一1家有望在本季度出现赢利的公司。
因此这会是一个艰难的季度。
Is it for a quarter in 1968 or in 2008 (because of inflation, that makes an enormous difference)?
针对1968年的一个季度还是2008年的一个季度(考虑到通货膨胀，这会造成一个显著的差别)？
That is still an awful lot but it represents a fall of a quarter since 1990.
这一数字依然可怕，但它代表着自1990年以来已经下降了四分之一。
Dark matter. Nobody knows what it is, but it's thought to make up a quarter of the universe.
暗物质，没有人确切知道它到底是什么，但它被认为占了这个宇宙物质的四分之一。
It is just a temporary thing, we can fix it next quarter when the results get better.
我们只是暂时这么做，下一季度财务结果好转时我们就可以修正这个问题。
But it is only about a quarter of what the Human Genome Project cost.
但是，这却是人类基因组工程预算的四分之一。
It is disheartening that only about a quarter of the American public, on average, finds news compelling on a daily basis.
另人沮丧的是，只有平均大约四分之一的美国公众会把浏览新闻当作每天必做的功课。
There is a functioning relief program in place, but it is reaching only a quarter of the people in need.
缅甸有一个正在运行的赈灾项目，但是这个项目只能把救援物资运送给四分之一需要援助的灾民。
Mr Epstein understands his subject pretty well, knows the background and has plenty to say that is of interest—but it could all have been better said in a quarter of the space.
爱泼斯坦先生非常理解他所写的主题，而且了解其背景，并且有很多引人感兴趣的话题——但是如果用四分之一的篇幅来写会更好。
China is already using it to pick the best places for new protected areas on a quarter of its territory.
中国已经准备用它在四分之一的领土内挑选做保护区的最佳场所。
And that is a heavy burden, since consumption is such an important part of both economies; in America, it made up more than 70% of first-quarter GDP.
这对美英这两国的消费依赖型经济（在美国，一季度的消费相关行业贡献了超过70%的GDP）将是沉重负担。
Though the economy barrelled along at a 5% annualised clip in the first quarter, it is still running well below capacity and remains dependent on exports to China.
尽管第一季度经济年比下降5%，但经济在产能不足的情况下仍运行良好，而且仍然依靠向中国出口。
But it is now around a quarter of a percentage point below its peak.
但目前，该数字约比高点低四分之一个百分点左右。
Because it is made of a fibreglass composite, it weighs only three-quarters as much as a standard container but—more importantly— when it is empty, it can be folded down to a quarter of its size.
吉斯贝斯发明的集装箱用玻璃纤维制成，重量是传统集装箱的四分之三。但更重要的是，当箱子空无一物时，它可以折叠成原体积的四分之一。
They have gone for the nearest, to Flachot's place, where there is a farrier; but it makes no difference; it will take a good quarter of an hour.
是到最近的地方去找的，到福拉肖，那里有个钉马蹄铁的工人，但是无论如何，总得整整一刻钟。
In addition, the existing capacity also needs refurbishment because, as it stands today, a quarter of Africa's installed power generation capacity is not operational.
此外，需要对现有发电设备进行更新改造，因为目前非洲有四分之一的装机容量并未投入运营。
The exact nature of this type of matter is unknown, but it seems to make up a quarter of the contents of the universe.
暗物质的具体本质还尚不为人所知，但它们着实占整个宇宙物质的四分之一。
The exact nature of this type of matter is unknown, but it seems to make up a quarter of the contents of the universe.
暗物质的具体本质还尚不为人所知，但它们着实占整个宇宙物质的四分之一。
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