"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。
FORD's announcement on August 18th of a 21% cut in its planned output in the fourth quarter of the year shows what an increasingly desperate situation it is in.
福特公司于8月18日宣布，将削减第四季度21%的计划产量，这无疑说明了公司正在陷入更深的困境之中。
The country's potential growth without a risk of overheating can only be guessed at, but it is probably below the 6.8% it reached in the third quarter of 2008.
在经济不过热的前提下，该国潜在经济增长幅度尚难确定，但可能低于2008年第三季度的6.8%。
The quarter begins today for the business world, and for Hewlett Packard it is the start of a new race.
对于商界来说，今天是全新季度的开始，而对于HewlettPackard 来说，这是又一场竞赛的开端。
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。
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。
I think it means the rate of decline in the economy, which during late last year and the first quarter of this year was like a free-fall, is definitely slowing down.
我认为，这表示，经过去年年底和今年第一季度自由落体式的经济下滑后，现在经济衰退的速度绝对是放慢了。
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。
As the us moves into the second quarter of 2011, it is tempting to make comparisons with a year ago, just before the double-dip scare in the country pushed down global markets and interest rates.
随着美国步入2011年第二季度，人们很容易将现在与一年前进行比较，当时人们对美国的双底衰退恐慌即将推低全球市场和利率。
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。
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。
Given that a quarter of the Icelandic population has signed a petition opposing such payments, it is not difficult to imagine how such a poll will turn out.
既然已经有近四分之一的冰岛人签署了反对偿还债务的倡议书，因此，不难预料这次全民公决的结果。
It has been chosen as a European city of culture in 2013, and is building two new museums and a business quarter in the renovated docks.
马赛当选了2013年度的欧洲文化之城，并在整修过的港区建造两座新博物馆和商业区。
The default rate is now 7%, up from 1.5% a year ago, and the rating agency predicts that it will reach 14.6% by the fourth quarter.
违约率从一年前的1.5%上升到现在的7%，该评级机构预测到第四季度可能会上升到14.6%。
Although output in Germany fell at an annualised rate of 7% in the last quarter of 2008, unemployment has been only inching up. The rate is still lower than it was a year ago.
虽然德国2008年第四季度产出年比下滑7%，但失业率却是缓缓上行，且仍低于一年前水平。
Although output in Germany fell at an annualised rate of 7% in the last quarter of 2008, unemployment has been only inching up. The rate is still lower than it was a year ago.
虽然德国2008年第四季度产出年比下滑7%，但失业率却是缓缓上行，且仍低于一年前水平。
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