Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
十几至几十分之一
English translation:
just a fraction
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Weiping Tang
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十几至几十分之一
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工资是发达国家的十几至几十分之一不等。
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from a hundredth to tenth of ; just a fraction
表达方法有两个：
（1）十几至几十分之一
是想要表示中国工资只是发达国家的小部分， 英文可以简单地用just a fraction 或 just a few percent ( 按 Mark Chen 的译法) 来表达。
（2）十几至几十分之一
即是 0.1 （tenths） 到 0.01 （ hundredths）
工资是发达国家的十几至几十分之一不等。
The wage can vary from a hundredth to tenth of the wages in developed countries.
（1）十几至几十分之一
是想要表示中国工资只是发达国家的小部分， 英文可以简单地用just a fraction 或 just a few percent ( 按 Mark Chen 的译法) 来表达。
（2）十几至几十分之一
即是 0.1 （tenths） 到 0.01 （ hundredths）
工资是发达国家的十几至几十分之一不等。
The wage can vary from a hundredth to tenth of the wages in developed countries.
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one part of over ten to (one part of) several tens
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one tenth to one several tenths / a small percentage
one tenth to one several tenths
This is the usual/colloquial way to say #分之一.
五分之一 (a fifth) 七分之一 (a seventh)，百分之一 (one-hundredth)
i.e.
He passed me one fifth of the cake.
他递给我五分之一个蛋糕。
One tenth of the goods were damaged.
十分之一的货物受到损伤。
One forth s a proper fraction.
四分之一是一个真分数。
Another suggestion: 几十分之一 a small percentage
thus you could say: one-tenth to a small percentage
i.e.
Labor productivity in our iron and steel industry is only a small percentage of that achieved in the advanced countries.
我们钢铁工业的劳动生产率只有国外先进水平的几十分之一
This is the usual/colloquial way to say #分之一.
五分之一 (a fifth) 七分之一 (a seventh)，百分之一 (one-hundredth)
i.e.
He passed me one fifth of the cake.
他递给我五分之一个蛋糕。
One tenth of the goods were damaged.
十分之一的货物受到损伤。
One forth s a proper fraction.
四分之一是一个真分数。
Another suggestion: 几十分之一 a small percentage
thus you could say: one-tenth to a small percentage
i.e.
Labor productivity in our iron and steel industry is only a small percentage of that achieved in the advanced countries.
我们钢铁工业的劳动生产率只有国外先进水平的几十分之一
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