In Britain the share of pre-tax income flowing to the top 1% of earners more than doubled from 1976 to 2007, from 5.9% to 14.6%, and it has risen in other countries too (see chart 2).
1976年到2007年间,英国的1%的富人税前收入所占比例翻了一番还多,从5.9%涨到了14.6%,而且这一比例在其它国家也有所增长。
By 1700 the Middle East's share had fallen to just 2% and Europe's had risen to 22%.
到公元1700年,中东的占比降为只有2%,而欧洲上升为22%。
Inflation has, indeed, risen - from the 2 per cent average of much of the past decade to more than 6 per cent this summer.
通货膨胀的的确确在过去的10年中从两个百分点上涨到了今年夏天的超过6个百分点。
During that time, local sea levels have risen by 120 millimetres, or 2 millimetres per year on average.
在那段时间里,当地的海平面上升了120毫米,或平均每年上升2毫米。
Average Arctic temperatures have risen by 2 degrees Celsius in recent years, melting soil that had been frozen for millennia.
近年来北极的平均温度上升了2摄氏度,冻结了数千年的土壤开始融化。
Over the last year, the core Consumer Price Index, excluding food and energy, has risen by less than 2 percent.
在过去的一年里,核心消费者价格指数,去除食物和能源,增长了少于2个百分点。
The 156-meter-high Zipingpu Dam began to fill in December 2004, and within 2 years the water level had risen to 120 meters.
高达156米的紫坪铺大坝于2004年12月份开始蓄水,两年内水位已经涨到了120米。
But since then it has risen by only just over 2 per cent against the dollar, and has fallen more than 9 per cent against the euro.
但是从六月份到现在,人民币对美金汇率仅上升了2%,而对欧元则下降了超过9%。
As big, rich economies' budget deficits have risen more than fourfold, to an average of 9% of GDP (see chart 2), public debt has started to shoot up.
各经济强国的预算赤字翻了两番多,平均达到GDP的9%(见图表2),各国公共债务也不断攀高。
Germany's has risen from 0.26 to 0.3 and China's has jumped from 0.28 to 0.4 (see chart 2).
德国从0.26上升到了0.3,中国则从0.28跃升到了0.4(看图表2)。
Personal saving had already risen to 6% of income by the summer of 2010, from under 2% in 2005.
个人储蓄率在2005到2010年间由不到2%增长到6%。
The population of Lanzhou has risen from 2 million in 2000 to over 3 million today.
兰州市的人口已经从2000年的两百万增长至目前的三百万。
Ever more money is being thrown at the problem-last year 2, 300 firms adopted some form of talent-management technology-and the status and size of human-resource departments have risen accordingly.
为了解决这一问题,公司花掉的钱越来越多——去年,多达2,300家公司采用了某种形式的人力资源管理技术——并且,各公司人力资源部的地位和规模都相应有所上升。
The confirmed death toll from the disaster has risen to 32,476 by 2:00 PM Sunday, and the toll would possibly rise to more than 50,000 as many, still buried in rubbles, are feared dead.
截至上周日下午2点,此次灾难中已证实的死亡人数升至32476人。该数字可能超过50000人,因为仍旧埋于废墟中的众多生命恐已逝去。
The confirmed death toll from the disaster has risen to 32, 476 by 2:00 PM Sunday, and the toll would possibly rise to more than 50, 000 as many, still buried in rubbles, are feared dead.
截至上周日下午2点,此次灾难中已证实的死亡人数升至32476人。该数字可能超过50000人,因为仍旧埋于废墟中的众多生命恐已逝去。
Employment in the metro area has risen by about 84,000 over the past year-roughly 6% of America's job growth, in a region with just 2% of its population.
在过去一年,市区的就业上升了约8.4万,占美国就业增长的6%——而该地区人口仅占全国的2%。
The number of confirmed cases of the infection in the U.S. has risen to 2, 532 in 44 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday.
据美国疾病控制预防中心周日的报道,美国44个州确诊感染的病例数量已增长至2532个。
Since 1997 the incomes of the poorest have risen faster (2.2%) than the richest (2%).
自1997年以来,最贫穷的群体收入增长(2.2%)已快于最富有群体(2%)。
In dollar terms, oil and copper have fallen this year by 14% and 11%, respectively. In euros, oil is off by only 2%, while copper has risen slightly.
以美元计价的原油和铜今年价格分别下挫了14%和11%,但以欧元计价的原油价格仅下跌了2%,铜价还微幅走高。
Although Italy's female employment rate has risen markedly in the past decade, it is still below 50%, and more than 20 percentage points below those of Denmark and Sweden (chart 2).
虽然意大利的女性就业率在过去十年中显著增长,但却仍然低于50%,比丹麦和瑞典低了二十多个百分点(见图2)。
Although Italy's female employment rate has risen markedly in the past decade, it is still below 50%, and more than 20 percentage points below those of Denmark and Sweden (chart 2).
虽然意大利的女性就业率在过去十年中显著增长,但却仍然低于50%,比丹麦和瑞典低了二十多个百分点(见图2)。
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