The new study shows that the fish can not only tell the difference between small Numbers such as 4 and 8, but they can also differentiate between quantities as large as 100 and 200.

新的研究表明，鱼不仅可以区别像4和8一类的小数值的，也可以区分出像100和200一样的大数值。

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It is desirable to use large units for measurement of large quantities and small units for small quantities.

最好是用大的单位来测量大的量值，用小的单位来测量小的量值。

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I'm ordering in large quantities and I operate on small margins.

我订大量的货，而我的利润很薄，你说呢？

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If a car manufacturer, say, were limited to its home market, it would have a choice between producing small quantities of a number of models and large quantities of just a few, which could be produced more cheaply thanks to economies of scale.

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