You can't think out a number to describe the twenty-five standard deviation event; it's just too large a number for any of us to comprehend.
你无法想出一个数字来描述25个标准差事件；这个数字太大了，我们任何人都无法理解。
So this carbon dating, all it's really doing is measuring that. It gives a number for it.
这种碳同位素纪年的，实际上是测量c14的含量，测量给出一个数值。
As soon as I walked in, the receptionist slid a note over the front desk with a number for Sam.
当我走了进去，接待员滑了一个数字作为山姆前台的说明。
When you park at Disney World, lots are designated with a character and a number for your convenience.
当你在迪斯尼乐园停车的时候，为了方便使用，停车位是用一个卡通形象和一个编号来指定的。
You need to create a list of options (with a number before or after them), followed by the functionality to accept a number for listening.
需要创建选项的列表（在选项之前或之后加一个编号），还要提供接收所选编号的功能。
This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.
许多原因证明这种观点与批判性社会研究的目的截然相反。
As they began to settle, grow plants and herd animals, the need for a sophisticated number system became paramount.
当他们开始定居、种植作物和饲养动物时，他们对复杂数字系统的需求变大。
Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health.
每张入场券上都列有一个印第安纳心理健康部免费咨询的电话号码。
Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead.
此外，许多服务员报告说，许多要黄油的顾客在得到人造黄油时并没有抱怨。
A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent.
许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
A number of local people have been arrested for trying to obstruct trucks loaded with logs.
许多当地人因试图阻拦装有原木的卡车被逮捕了。
He sent for a number of books he admired with the idea of rereading them.
他订购了许多他赞赏的书，打算再读一遍。
A correspondent for Reuters news agency says he saw a number of demonstrators being beaten.
路透通讯社的一名记者说他看到一些示威者遭到殴打。
A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.
一批嫌疑犯被拘捕接受讯问。
I asked how much silver could be bought for a million dollars, which seemed a suitably round number.
我问了100万美元，这似乎是个合适的整数，能买多少白银。
The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account.
被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
The number of patients on a doctor's list was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard they work.
医生诊单上的病人数被看作是衡量他们工作努力程度的可靠指标。
Initially the system was offline for a number of days.
最初系统有几天没有联网。
For a number of years I worked as a typesetter.
我做了几年排字工人。
Doctors training for General Practice must complete programmes in a number of specialties, including Paediatrics.
接受全科培训的医生必须修完包括儿科学在内的多门专业课程。
400 trucks may sit in a jam for ten hours waiting to cross the limited number of bridges.
400辆卡车可能会堵上10个小时才能通过有限的几座桥。
Griffith's work presented a number of advantages for this particular pedagogical purpose.
格里菲斯的研究为这种特殊的教学目的带来了一些益处。
There are, in fact, a number of interlocking reasons for the popularity of English as a lingua franca.
事实上，英语之所以成为通用语，有许多相互关联的原因。
There are a number of vitamins that are vital for good hair health, the main ones being vitamins C, D and E, and in a balanced diet all these vitamins should be readily available.
有许多对头发健康至关重要的维生素，主要有维生素C、D和E，而在平衡的饮食中所有这些维生素应该很容易获得。
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat.
生活在沙漠中的大型动物已经进化出许多适应能力，以减少极端高温的影响。
The band is labeled with a tracking number, and there is a phone number on the band for people to call for free, to report a banded bird they've found or recaptured.
这只手环上有一个追踪号码，还有一个人们可以免费拨打的电话号码，举报他们发现或捕获的标记雀鸟。
Suzhou is known for its beautiful gardens, which attracts a large number of tourists.
苏州以其美丽的园林而闻名于世，吸引了大量游客。
Guilin enjoys worldwide fame for its beautiful scenery and attracts a large number of tourists.
桂林因其美丽的风景而蜚声国际，而且吸引了大量游客。
"There could be a number of reasons," he said, "for example, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive for promotion or pay rises, or they get married."
“可能有很多原因，”他说，“例如，人们能通过很多事情让自己更快乐：他们努力争取升职或加薪的机会，或者找个人结婚。”
"There could be a number of reasons," he said, "for example, people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive for promotion or pay rises, or they get married."
“可能有很多原因，”他说，“例如，人们能通过很多事情让自己更快乐：他们努力争取升职或加薪的机会，或者找个人结婚。”
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