1. Women now form more than half the workers; the percentage is rising as they start up small businesses of their own, often working from home.
    如今妇女占劳动者数量的一半以上；随着她们建立起了自己的小公司，且常常在家上班，这一比例还在上升。

2. The population explosion on our planet has been increasing at an alarming rate but the percentage of increase is decreasing.
    我们星球上的人口爆炸状况正在以惊人的速度加剧着，不过增长的百分比在减小。

3. And a similar high percentage among Hasidic Jews (哈西德派犹太教徒) in New York and among Turkish and Afghan Muslims (阿富汗穆斯林教徒) — gives one pause.
    在纽约的哈西德派犹太教徒中，以及在土耳其和阿富汗的穆斯林教徒中，也有同样高的成功率。

4. A large percentage of the budget is for armaments.
    预算的一大部分是为国防。