In Spain itself, which has the West's highest jobless rate (21%), the number of people without work matches the combined population of Madrid and Barcelona.

而西班牙本国失业率(21%)居西方之首，其失业人数又与马德里和巴塞罗那总人口相当。

youdao

The falling birth rate and growing popularity of overseas educations have combined to pull down the number of people competing to get into China's universities.

人口出生率的下降以及越来越多的人出国留学，共同导致了参加高考人数的减少。

youdao

The combined size of the economies of all the AU's countries is still on a par with the Netherlands' at an official exchange rate.

非盟所有国家全体经济规模在官方汇率上说也就是和荷兰持平。

youdao

The combined rate in the United States and Canada is the second highest in the world.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Compare this combined rate of approximately 10% annually to what you would pay other lenders.

FORBES: Losing Sleep Over Owing The IRS?

Employees pay 6.2%, and employers match that, for a combined rate of 12.4%.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Mr. Obama wants a 45% federal estate tax rate next year, which in many states would mean a more than 50% combined rate.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Death Tax Defying