As one person ironically put it in the comments section of Schwartz's online article, "As I was reading this very excellent article, I stopped at least half a dozen times to check my email."
正如一个人在施瓦茨的在线文章的评论部分中讽刺地指出的那样，“当我阅读这篇非常出色的文章时，我至少停下来六次来查看我的电子邮件。”
During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.
在20世纪下半叶，粮食价格经历了几次大幅上涨。
Between 1920 and 1960, big cities in developed countries increased two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world, the growth was eight times their size.
1920年到1960年期间，发达国家大城市的面积增长了2.5倍，但在世界其他地区，城市的面积增长了8倍。
When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself three or four times in the space of half an hour.
当他屈尊讲话时，半小时内有三四次前后矛盾。
A French couple may touch 100 times in half an hour while an American couple may only touch twice!
法国夫妇半小时内可能会接触100次，而美国夫妇只会接触两次！
When results are announced on Tuesday, analysts expect the Detroit automaker's operating profit will be two and a half times Fiat's.
分析师预计，在周二宣布结果时，这家底特律汽车制造商的经营利润将是菲亚特的2.5倍。
Since Brazil relaxed price and production controls on sugar cane two decades ago, its crop has increased by two and a half times.
自二十年前巴西放松对甘蔗价格和生产方面的控制以来，甘蔗产量增长了2.5倍。
Despite its small size — you could fit the telescope under your arm like a large purse — and short mission, WISE has already scanned the whole sky one and a half times.
尽管WISE望远镜的体积不大——你甚至可以将它当作一件大挎包拎在手上，执行任务的时间也不长，但它已经将全天星空扫描了1.5次。
One study reported that the mortality rate for single men aged between 30 and 59 is two and a half times higher than those who are married.
一研究报道在30到59岁之间的单身的人的死亡率比步入婚姻的人的死亡率高出2.5倍。
At a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, pressure outside of the plane is about two and a half times lower than what passengers experience on the inside.
在三万英尺的巡航高度，飞机外部的气压大约比乘客感受的内部气压低2.5倍。
At a cruising altitude of 30, 000 feet, pressure outside of the plane is about two and a half times lower than what passengers experience on the inside.
在三万英尺的巡航高度，飞机外部的气压大约比乘客感受的内部气压低2.5倍。
The ox can carry one and a half times its weight, or 900kg.
公牛能搬运1.5倍于其体重的物体，或者说900公斤。
They would need to raise $1.4 trillion from external sources—about one-and-a-half times the total capital America’s 19 biggest banks had at the end of 2008.
他们将需要从外部来源筹集1.4万亿美元——这大约是美国最大的19家银行在2008年底的资本总额的1.5倍。
It costs Indonesian entrepreneurs the equivalent of one year's income to register a business, and more than three-and-a-half times their annual income to obtain all the necessary licenses and permits.
印尼企业家要登记一个企业需要花费相当于一年的收入，要取得所有必要的许可证和执照需要花费年收入的3.5倍以上。
This equation says the line height and margin are 1 and a half times the font size.
这个等式表明行高和空白为字体大小的 1.5倍。
That's four and a half times more than the state spends to educate a child.
这比该州花在孩子教育上还要多出4.5倍。
There will be subsidies for those who earn less than two-and-a-half times the federal poverty level, or $42,925 for a family of three, and tax credits for the more affluent.
对收入不到联邦贫困线2.5倍的家庭，或收入低于42925美元的三口之家将给予补助，对较为富裕的家庭将提供免税额度(Tax Credits)。
Two-and-a-half times more likely to report being unhappy at school and twice as likely to report being bullied at the age of seven.
在7岁这个年龄段，在学校感到不快乐的人数是其他儿童的2.5倍，受欺负的次数大约是其他儿童的2倍。
Boys are three and a half times more likely to be excluded, and the figure is worse still if you are a working-class or black boy.
数据显示，有近两成半的男孩子可能要被学校开除，而且这一数据在工人阶层和黑人当中更胜一筹。
He also raised the minimum wage by two-and-a-half times since 2003, taking its purchasing power to its highest level since 1979.
他也自2003年起调涨最低工资两倍半，将民众购买力提升至1979年以来最高水准。
Planet Earth would have to be one-and-a-half times bigger to meet the demands of mankind, concludes the organization.
该组织总结说地球这个星球再大一倍半才能满足人类的需求。
China will also continue to expand forest coverage by 40 million hectares, that is bigger than one and half times the size of UK.
中国将把森林覆盖面积扩大4000万公顷，相当于英国国土面积的1倍半。
Women who skimped on sleep, getting five hours or fewer a day, including naps, were more than two-and-a-half times as likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
每天睡眠时间包括小睡时间只有5个小时甚至更少的妇女，会增加2.5倍以上患心血管疾病的风险。
Study participants who said they slept nine hours or longer a day were one-and-a-half times more likely than seven-hour sleepers to develop cardiovascular disease, the study found.
这项研究发现参与研究的人，每天睡超过9个小时或者更长，比睡7小时的人多了1.5倍患心血管疾病的风险。
Study participants who said they slept nine hours or longer a day were one-and-a-half times more likely than seven-hour sleepers to develop cardiovascular disease, the study found.
这项研究发现参与研究的人，每天睡超过9个小时或者更长，比睡7小时的人多了1.5倍患心血管疾病的风险。
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