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| Changes in quantities and amounts are like movements up and down . People think of large quantities as being in a high position and small quantities as being in a low position. |
| 数量的变化就像上下移动（movements up and down）。人们把量大看成位于高位置，把量小看成位于低位置。 |
| Temperatures are very high here in summer.这里夏天的气温很高。
Profits were up on the previous year’ s figures.与上一年的统计数字相比，利润上升了。
There has been a sharp rise in the number of unemployed.失业人数急剧上升。
Prices soared after the strike.罢工后物价飞涨。
The news gave a boost to the economy.这个消息推动了经济发展。
The population peaked at 5.5 million.人口数量攀上了550万的高峰。
The rate of inflation is very low.通货膨胀率很低。
Output was down.产量下降。
Profits fell last year.去年利润下跌。
The temperature dropped sharply.温度急剧下降。
The economy is in freefall.经济急剧恶化。
Car imports plummeted in value.进口汽车的价格骤然暴跌。
We discussed the level of unemployment.我们就失业率进行了讨论。
The average mark hovers around 54%.平均分数徘徊在54％左右。
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| Large quantities of something are like large amounts of water or rain, and small quantities are like small amounts of water.大量的某物就如大量的水(large amounts of water)或雨(rain)，少量的某物就像少量的水(small amounts of water)。 |
| There was a storm of protest when the decision was announced.宣布决定时出现了一阵强烈的抗议。
The speech was met with torrents of abuse.演讲遇到了铺天盖地的辱骂声。
They were showered with praise.他们赢得了广泛的称赞。
Stones rained down on them.石头雨点般地落到他们身上。
The offers keep pouring/flooding in.报价不断涌来/洪水般地涌来。
The switchboard was deluged with calls.交换台接到大量涌来的电话。
There was only a trickle of interest.仅有一点兴趣。
Work has dried up.没有工作可做了。
It sounds like a lot of money, but it’ s really just a drop in the ocean.听起来好像有很多钱，但实际上只是沧海一粟而已。
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| See also ->success |
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