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Chinese translation: 不只翻了一番

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English term or phrase:	more than double
Chinese translation:	不只翻了一番
Entered by:	J.H. Wang

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08:05 Oct 20, 2008

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Journalism / press release

English term or phrase: more than double

Currently servicing over 10 million passengers annually, passenger numbers are expected to more than double to 79 million a year over the next two decades.

这里的意思应该是增加两倍以上，从1000万到7900万将近八倍了，感觉说不通，请教一下，谢谢！

J.H. Wang KudoZ activity Questions: 106 (3 open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 1224 China
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不只翻了一倍

Explanation:
你的理解没错，这里在逻辑上是有些荒谬。

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Note added at 34 mins (2008-10-20 08:40:23 GMT)
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改一下：翻了不只一倍

更顺口些，哈哈。

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