1. Their justification: some 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end up on the trash heap. 他们的理由是:在美国,50%的婚姻最终将被扔进垃圾堆。
2. The parent company, Walt Disney Corporation, said Thursday that its income rose 33 percent in the quarter. 它的母公司沃尔特·迪斯尼公司星期四说欧洲迪斯尼的收入本季度上升了33%。
3. They dropped 2.75 percent Thursday to close at 97.25 francs. 本周四股票下跌了2.75%,收盘价为97.25法郎。
4. North of the equator about 61 percent of the surface is covered by water. 赤道以北, 大约百分之六十一的表面为水所盖.
5. North of the equator about 61 percent of the surface is covered by water. 赤道以北, 大约百分之六十一的表面为水所盖.
6. His immediate supervisor says he trusts him 100 percent. 他的顶头上司说他百分之百信任他。
7. Data from twelve industrialized countries found that women employed in regular jobs worked about 20 percent longer hours than regularly employed men. 从12个工业国家收集的数据中发现:较之男性普通雇员,女性普通雇员的工作时间多20%。
8. About 80 percent of its territory is mountainous. 它的百分之八十的领土是山。
9. After 15 weeks, "the tai chi group did the best, and reduced the chance of having a fall by 47 percent," Wolf said. 15周后,"太极组的表现最好,摔跤的可能性减少了47%," 沃尔夫说。
10. According to a 1991 government report, "50 percent of employers regularly use medical record information for hiring and promotion purposes. 据一份1991年的政府报告称:"50%的雇主经常用医疗档案里的信息来决定是否雇用或提拔某人。