…… times the/my N ……
结构︰…倍数词+the(或所有格)+名词
说明︰此句型意为“是…的几倍”。<倍数词>与<名词>之间一定有 the 或<所有格>。有时可改为“<倍数词>+as+<形容词>”。三倍以上的“倍”,通常用“times”。而“more than+<倍数词>+the(或<所有格>)+<名词>”译为“是…的几倍还不止”。
It was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun.
那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。
Line A is four times the length of line B.
线条 A 是线条 B 的四倍长。
I have five times the number of Tom's books.
我有五倍于汤姆的书。
He has three times my money.
他的钱是我的三倍。
He has more than three times my money.
他的钱是我的三倍还不止。
The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River.
这条河的长度是淡水河的十倍。
Holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of New York, which is four times the size of Holland.
荷兰的居民是纽约州的三分之二,而纽约州却是荷兰的四倍大。