The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run—up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster.
截至2012年,每周锻炼身体的成年人数量的确增加了将近两百万,但总人口增长速度更快。
This means the rate of reduction of the whale population cannot be countered by such a rise in births.
这意味着鲸鱼出生率的上升无法抵消鲸鱼数量的减少。
The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run-up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster.
虽然每周锻炼身体的成年人数量的确有所上升,到2012年增加了将近两百万,但总人口增长速度更快。
Both these scientists warned that the sea-level rise would adversely impact 35 per cent of the world's human population as they live in coastal regions.
这两位科学家都警告说,海平面上升将对世界35%的人口产生不利影响,因为他们生活在沿海地区。
One implication of this work is that reaction times in the population will probably improve with the rise of fast-action video-games.
这项研究的一个启示就是:大众的反应时间将会随着需要快速反应的电子游戏的兴起而改善。
The population sampling survey, conducted by Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau, reveals a rapid rise in the size of the unmarried population, especially women.
上海市统计局开展的一项人口抽样调查显示,上海未婚人口数量正在迅速上升,尤其是未婚女性数量。
She said that the rise in cases of autism in California cannot be attributed to the state's increasingly diverse population because the disorder affects ethnic groups at fairly similar rates.
她还说,加州孤独症患者的增多不应该归因于其日益复杂的人口组成,因为这对美国民族主体的影响是可以忽略不计的。
When more than 30% of the population belongs to the creative class, as Richard Florida suggested in his 2003 book the Rise of the creative class, ideas are not in short supply.
正如理查德·佛罗里达在2003年出版《创意阶层的兴起》一书中指出的,当超过30%的人口属于创意阶层时,创意并不短缺。
Three of the cases they studied found that the rise of West Nile virus in the U.S. corresponded to decreases in bird population density.
他们在研究过的三个案例中发现西尼罗河热在美国的的流行与鸟类种群密度的下降相关。
Since 2004, when the overalldivorce rate peaked at 14.1 per thousand, over-60s have been the onlypart of the population whose rates have continued to rise.
自离婚率在2004年达到历史最高点每千对14.1以来,60岁以上的人群是所有年龄段中唯一一个离婚率继续保持上升的。
The agency projects that in 2030 the world will require 16.9 TW of power as global population and living standards rise, with about 2.8 TW in the U.S..
该机构预计到2030年,由于人口增长和色和生活水平提高,全世界将需要16.9太瓦的能源,其中美国消耗2.8太瓦。
When the population rebounded, those genes were spread widely as the small number of survivors gave rise to all living descendants.
群体数量回升时,这一小部分存活者产生后代,那些基因便被广泛传播开了。
Recent finds suggest the small population that gave rise to all humans alive today survived by exploiting a unique combination of resources along the southern coast of Africa.
最近的发现表明当年残存的少许人类繁衍出今天还活着的所有人种,就是因为他们利用了沿非洲南部海岸特有的各类资源才存活下来。
Economists at the conference focused on what steps could be taken to lessen the impact of climate change as the population expands and energy needs rise around the world.
与会的经济学家关注的焦点是,在目前世界各地人口持续增长、能源需求不断扩大的情况下能够采取哪些措施才能够减少气候变化所带来的影响。
Population growth in the suburbs has slowed.For the present the rise of knowledge-intensive global industries favours centres rich in infrastructure and specialised skills.
郊区人口增长放缓,现在全球范围内不断崛起额知识密集型产业更加青睐那些拥有优良基础设施和熟练专业技能的城市中心。
Population growth in the suburbs has slowed. For the present the rise of knowledge-intensive global industries favours centres rich in infrastructure and specialised skills.
郊区人口增长放缓,现在全球范围内不断崛起额知识密集型产业更加青睐那些拥有优良基础设施和熟练专业技能的城市中心。
At the least, caring for an aging population will eat into the world's reservoir of savings and could well make capital, already set to rise in price, even more expensive.
至少,对人口老化会侵蚀全球的储蓄池并且可能透支资本的顾虑,已经抬高了物价,使它更昂贵了。
In South Asia, in contrast, the share of the population of working age will continue to rise until 2040.
相反,在南亚,适龄劳动人群会持续增加到2040年。
In the next two decades people aged 65 and over will rise from 17% of the voting-age population to 26% (see chart 1).
在接下来的20年,年龄达到和超过65岁的人将从占选举人口的17%提高到26%。
The first tranche of statistics to be released from America’s census showed the population stood at 308.7m on April 1st 2010, a rise of 9.7% from 2000.
自首期公布的美国人口普查的部分数据显示:美国人口已达3亿零8百70万人,与2000年相比,增加了9.7%。
The proportion of the world's population with access to electricity will rise over the next 20 years but 1.3b will still be without power in 2030, the International Energy Agency said.
国际能源署表示,虽然未来20年中全球能用上电的人口比例将上升,但到2030年,仍将有13亿人用不上电。
The forecast rise in world's population, from just under 7 billion at the start of 2011 to just over 9 billion in 2050, is the equivalent of two extra Indias.
据预测,全球人口将从2011年初的不到70亿,增加到2050年的90亿,相当于增加了两个印度的人口。
Demand for elderly care has increased by 9% over the past four years, and it is set to rise further as life expectancy climbs (while the proportion of the population of working age shrinks).
在过去的4年中,老年人护理的需求增长了9%。随着对生命期望的攀升,需求还将增长更多(而工作的人口比例在缩水)。
For the richest fifth of the population, Mr McCain brings a lower tax bill than Mr Bush did while Mr Obama plans a big rise from the Bush years.
对于人口中最富有的5%,麦凯恩带来比布什先生更低的税收,而奥巴马则计划比布什时期更高的税收。
In the past century, the proportion of urban population worldwide rose from 13% in 1900, to 29.1% in 1950, to 48.6% in 2005; it is expected to rise to 60% (4.9 billion) by 2030.
在过去的一个世纪,全世界城市人口的比例从1900年的13%上升到了1950年的29.1%,再到了2005年的48.6%。预计到2030年,这一数字将达到60%(49亿)。
In the past century, the proportion of urban population worldwide rose from 13% in 1900, to 29.1% in 1950, to 48.6% in 2005; it is expected to rise to 60% (4.9 billion) by 2030.
在过去的一个世纪,全世界城市人口的比例从1900年的13%上升到了1950年的29.1%,再到了2005年的48.6%。预计到2030年,这一数字将达到60%(49亿)。
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