倍数和百分比 Multiples and Percentages

倍数包含或涉及几个或许多个体、部分、成分、关系等，具有多种形式。百分比即与一百的比值，或在一百中所占的比例。

常用句型 Useful Sentences

Multiples倍数

1.The price of oil has doubled in less than two years.石油的价格在不到两年的时间里已经上涨了一倍。

2.The new factory will be twice the size of the old one.新工厂的规模是老工厂的两倍。

3.Sales have tripled this year compared to last year's figures.与去年的销售数字比较，今年的销售业绩增长了两倍。

4.Production costs have risen five-fold over the last three years.过去的3年中，生产成本增加了5倍。

5.Our orders have trebled in the last twelve months.我们的订单数量在过去的12个月里增加为原来的3倍。

Percentages百分比

1.Our company's earnings rose by 10%this quarter.本季度我们公司的收益增长了10%。

2.Our European market share has dropped 2%over the past year.在过去的一年中，我们在欧洲市场的份额下降了两个百分点。

3.I seem to spend over 50%of my time writing reports.我似乎要用一半以上的时间写报告。

4.Production costs are about 45%of our expenditure.生产成本约占支出的45%。

5.I want you all to give 110%effort in finding new orders.我希望你们大家付出110%的努力去争取新订单。

经典范文 Model

Subject：Production costs

Dear Terry，

The good news is that sales have tripled this year compared to last year's figures. The bad news is that production costs have risen five-fold over the last three years and now production costs are about 45%of our expenditure.Is there any way in which you can cut these costs significantly without affecting output?Please try your best so that we can retain our 15%profit margin.

Regards，

Andy

主题：生产成本

亲爱的泰瑞：

我想告诉你的既有好消息也有坏消息。好消息是与去年的销售数字比较，今年的销售业绩增长了两倍；坏消息是过去的3年中，生产成本上涨了5倍，且已占到我们总开支的大约45%。你有什么办法能够显著地降低成本而又不影响产出吗？请尽最大努力，以使我们能够保持15%的利润率。

此致

敬礼！

安迪