环比与同比.

years.
• 3.1.2 "from + 时间”
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用于翻译“同比”的"from +时间”短语很多， 包括
from a year earlier， from a year ago， from a year
before， from the year before， from the same period a
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但今年头五个月，中国出口仍同比下降约四分之一。
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But Chinese exports still fell roughly a quarter in
the first five months from the same period a year earlier.
• 3.1.3 "compared to / with +时间”
降40%。
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Overtime hours continued to fall by double digits, declining 40 per
cent year-on-year in the manufacturing sector.
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这可能是逾60年来最大幅度的同比下降。
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This would be the biggest year-on-year fall for more than 60
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约占公司总收入5%的消费业务收入，上个 季度同比下
降了 15%。
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Revenue from the consumer business, about 5% of
the company’s total, fell 15% last quarter, compared with
the prior year.
year earlier, from the same period a year ago 等。例如：
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物价继续走低，居民消费价格同比下降1.2%。
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Prices continued to fall with the consumer price
index falling 1.2 per cent from a year earlier.
环比与同比
“同比”
• 3.1.1 year on year
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除了 year on year 夕卜，还可使用 year-on-year 和 year-over-year,
year-on-year既可用作前置定语，也可 像year on year —样用作状语。
例如：
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全球最大的重型机械制造商之一小松报告， 其中国市场的单位销售
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Exports, on which the figures are more reliable,
were 17.5% lower in January than a year before.
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整体而言，税前利润同比增长3%。
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Overall, pre-tax profits were 3 per cent higher
latest available figure), up over two-fifths on a year
earlier.
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亚洲其它地区制造商使用的多种产品，如化学品、半
导体和汽车零部件等，其出口都出现同比增长。
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Exports of several items used by manufacturers
on-quarter，quarter on quarter 翻译“环比”，偶尔也可
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
用 month-to-month。 month-on-month和quarter-on-
quarter兼具定语和状语的功能。例如：
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中国国家统计局表示，从月环比看，居民消费价格总
水平比4月份下降0.3%。
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On a month-on-month basis, the National Bureau of
elsewhere in Asia, such as chemicals, semiconductors
and car parts, were all up on the year.
“环比"
• 3.2.1 month on month
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可用 month-on-month， month on month， quarter-
• 3.1.4 “形容词或副词的比较级+than+时间”
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也可用“形容词或副词的比较级+ than +时间”结构，
如 lower...than a year before， higher...than a year
earlier 等。例J如：
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更可靠的出口数据显示，一月份出口同比下降了
17.5%。
量3月份同比下降28%。
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Komatsu, one of the biggest heavy machinery makers, saw
Chinese unit sales fall 28 per cent year on year in March.
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加班工作时间继续以两位数的速度减少。 制造业的加班时间同比下
thana year earlier.
• 3.1.5 “On + 时间”
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还可用"on +时间”结构，如on a year earlier， on a
year ago，on the year等来翻译“同比”。例如：
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2007年，总的外来投资达到230亿美元（最新可用数
据），同比增长了 40%。
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Total inward investment was $23 billion in 2007 (the
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与汉语“同比”字面大致对应的表达法有 compared to
a year earlier， compared with the prior year， compared
with a year ago， compared to the year before，
compared with the year-ago period 等。例如：
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数据显示，中国第四季度国内生产总值同比增长9.8%。
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The data show that China’s gross domestic product
expanded at 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter compared to
a year earlier.