The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.
这一“五分之三准则”使南方各州在选举团中的选票膨胀，从而使杰弗逊在1800年的总统选举中险胜。
In one study of 400 adult who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.
在一项对400名成年人（他们在生活的各个方面都取得了卓越的成就）的研究中，研究人员发现，这些人中有五分之三的人要么在学校表现得很糟糕，要么在学校过得不开心。
Rents rose by three-fifths between 2007 and 2009.
租金在2007至2009之间提高了五分之三。
Asia accounts for more than three-fifths of the total.
亚洲占全球超过五分之三。
Three-fifths of the computers on display were home-made.
展出的电脑五分之三是国内生产的。
Three-fifths of new lending this year went into infrastructure projects.
今年五分之三的借贷进入了基础设施项目。
The higher figure is three-fifths of the assumed 25-year lifetime of the wind farm.
这个期限较长的“偿还期”已经占到风力发电厂假定寿命的五分之三。
Even the most careful brushing reaches only three-fifths of all tooth surfaces.
因为即使再认真的刷牙也只能到达所有牙齿表面的60%。
Half the voters in Texas and three-fifths in Ohio regarded the economy as the most important issue.
半数德州选民和五分之三的俄亥俄选民认为经济问题才是最关键的议题。
Shao Yang of its consumer-business group says this share will rise to three-fifths within five years.
其消费者业务集团的邵洋表示，这一份额将在五年内上升到五分之三。
As a result, the prison population has swollen to over 50, 000-of whom three-fifths have not even been sentenced.
结果，监狱人口不断膨胀，高达50000人，其中五分之三还未判决。
Except not all of it. The bipartisan recitation omitted several critical passages, including the three-fifths compromise.
不过，这次两党朗诵的内容并不全面，有些内容被忽略了，比如"五分之三妥协"。
Spending on social housing will fall by three-fifths, with the difference to be made up from higher rents charged to tenants.
国民住房支出预算降低了五分之三，其中的差额将由更高的房租来弥补。
Yet over the past year, a staggering three-fifths of the world's broad money-supply growth has flowed from emerging economies.
但是在过去一年里，令人刮目相看的是世界上五分之三的货币总供应增长是由新兴经济所提供的。
The median female income has risen faster than the male median, growing from about two-fifths in 1960 to three-fifths in 2008.
（——求指点，译者）中间阶层女性的收入比男性快，从1910年的五分之二增长到2008年的五分之三。
They also estimate that by 2020, three-fifths of cars will need to use alternatives to the traditional internal combustion engine.
他们同时预计到2020年，五分之三的汽车需要更换传统的内燃发动机。
Three-fifths of them tell pollsters that economic conditions in the country are getting worse, a much higher share than in 2004.
有3/5的美国人告诉民调机构，他们认为国家的经济情况在恶化，较之2004年，持这种观点的美国人占的比例更高了。
Certainly, lower rainfall has cut the flow to the country's main hydroelectric dam (which provides three-fifths of its electricity) by a tenth.
当然，降雨量下滑已经减少了委国最大水电发店站大坝(供应全国电力五分之三)十分之一的流量。
Foreigners own 30% of Japan's listed shares, and typically account for three-fifths of all trading (Japanese institutions tend to sit on their holdings).
外国投资者持有日本上市股票的30%，通常会占到所有交易的五分之三(日本机构倾向于长期持有)。
Only then will New Zealand achieve its goal of increasing income per head by three-fifths in 15 years—a strategy also known as “catch up with Australia by 2025”.
只有这样，新西兰才能达到其15年内将人均收入提高3/5的目标——这一目标也被称作“2025年前赶超澳大利亚”。
The police budget will fall by 20%. Spending on social housing will fall by three-fifths, with the difference to be made up from higher rents charged to tenants.
警方预算将缩减20%，社会住房的开支将下降3/5，差额则由向房客收取更高的租金来弥补。
In the family-owned factory of Kazuya Sakamoto, which for decades has supplied parts to Sanyo, three-fifths of the 300 workers are foreigners, mainly Japanese-Brazilians.
这家工厂由KazuyaSakamoto家族拥有，几十年来为三洋提供零部件，厂里的300名工人五分之三是外国人，主要是巴西籍日本人。
The relatively few who use railways often are disproportionately well-off: three-fifths of the traffic is concentrated in the wealthy commuting counties of the south-east.
经常乘火车的人数相对较少，可是其中的富人比例却出奇地高，五分之三的列车集中于东南部的富人社区。
The head of the Asian Development Bank points out that food is not solely an African challenge: over 1 billion Asians spend some three-fifths of their income on food.
亚洲发展银行行长指出食物不仅仅是非洲面临的问题-超过10亿的亚洲人在食物上花费超过收入的3/5。
Even the most careful brushing reaches only three-fifths of all tooth surfaces. And dental floss can go where no brush has gone before: between teeth, along the gumline.
因为即使最认真地刷牙也只能刷到所有牙齿表面的五分之三，而牙线能够到达牙刷从没到过的地方：牙缝和牙龈线附近。
To date almost three-fifths have stayed on after their two-year stint, which means that retention of teachers is almost as good as with traditional routes into the classroom.
到目前为止已有3/5的人在他们的两年期限后留下来任教，这意味着这里的教师不亚于在教室上的传统路线。
To date almost three-fifths have stayed on after their two-year stint, which means that retention of teachers is almost as good as with traditional routes into the classroom.
到目前为止已有3/5的人在他们的两年期限后留下来任教，这意味着这里的教师不亚于在教室上的传统路线。
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