这个句型表示净增加“1倍,是…的2倍”例如:
The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 地球是月球大小的49倍。
3)主语 谓语 X times 形容词(副词)比较级 than…
这个句型表示的数为净增加数。例如:
The grain output is one time higher this year than that of last year.
今年比去年粮食产量增加一倍。
4)还可以用by 倍数,表示增加多少倍
The production of grain has been increased by four times this year.
今年粮食产量增加了4倍。
4.Given that senior UN officials estimate that the pirates earn more than $100m (683m Yuan) a year from ransom payments made by ship owners, many ask why more military interventions don’t take place.
given(that)
一"在有……的情况下;如果有……;假定……;考虑到……":Given good health,I hope to finish the work this year.如果健康状况良好,我希望今年完成这项工作。I'd come and see you in Austria,given the chance.如果有机会,我就到奥地利来看你。Given their inexperience/that they are inexperienced,they've done a good job.考虑到他们缺乏经验,他们的工作还是做得不错的。(given的这一用法考试频度也很大)