1. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
    有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，因此，侦探比较容易监视她。

2. In Eastern Europe, northern Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, and most of the Pacific, fewer cases of AIDS, usually among drug users, have been reported thus far.
    迄今为止，在东欧、北非、地中海东部地区、亚洲和太平洋大部分地区，很少有有关艾滋病的报道，这些地区的艾滋病通常发生在吸毒者群体中。

3. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in groups of fewer than a dozen, says the Floral Index, a private firm that researches the flower industry.
    据一家名为"花卉指数"的研究花卉业的私人公司指出，事实上，一半以上的玫瑰都不是成打出售的。

4. In fewer than five minutes, we'd reached an altitude of 35,000 feet.
    不到五分钟，我们就升到了35,000英尺的高度。