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A high basis of comparison

Chinese translation: 较可靠的比较依据


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03:59 Oct 23, 2010
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Bus/Financial - Economics
English term or phrase: A high basis of comparison
There is still a fragile recovery in Europe, where the overall performance was affected by weakness in the Instruments Division, due to a high basis of comparison.
albertdeng
Local time: 04:51
Chinese translation:较可靠的比较依据
Explanation:
a high basis of comparison/a high basis for comparison
"It's a way to measure two or more things based on one common denominator. Say you want to buy a new camera; you would use their prices and the number of megapixels as a basis for comparison.
Another explanation would be if you are new to an experience. If somebody asked you "so, how was the sushi?" after your first time having it, you might say, "I liked it, but it was my first time eating it, so I have no basis for comparison," (or no other sushi to compare it to)."

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大概可以这样解释:
根据较为可靠的比较依据/数据,尽管“weakness in the Instruments Division”影响到欧洲的整体表现,但(欧洲)还是存在/有一些微弱的复苏(现象、迹象)。
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Guohuan Chen
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Local time: 12:51
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a high basis of comparison
较可靠的比较依据


Explanation:
a high basis of comparison/a high basis for comparison
"It's a way to measure two or more things based on one common denominator. Say you want to buy a new camera; you would use their prices and the number of megapixels as a basis for comparison.
Another explanation would be if you are new to an experience. If somebody asked you "so, how was the sushi?" after your first time having it, you might say, "I liked it, but it was my first time eating it, so I have no basis for comparison," (or no other sushi to compare it to)."

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2010-10-24 12:05:08 GMT)
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大概可以这样解释:
根据较为可靠的比较依据/数据,尽管“weakness in the Instruments Division”影响到欧洲的整体表现,但(欧洲)还是存在/有一些微弱的复苏(现象、迹象)。

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Guohuan Chen
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Asker: Then how can what happens in the sentence (There is still a fragile recovery in Europe, where the overall performance was affected by weakness in the Instruments Division) be "due to a high basis of comparison"?

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