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There are fewer children at the school this year.今年来这所学校上学的孩子更少了。If fewer than ten students sign up, the course will be discontinued.如果报名的学生不足十名，这门课就会停办。There are fewer job/employment opportunities this year for graduates.今年毕业生的工作/就业机会更少了。The reduction of the speed limit resulted in fewer traffic accidents.车速限制的降低使交通事故减少。The giant panda is an endangered species. There are fewer than a thousand living in the wild.大熊猫属于濒危物种，生活在野外的不足一千只。While fewer people are attending live sports events, armchair viewers are growing in number.现场观看体育比赛的人越来越少，坐在家里看电视转播的却越来越多。In the old days there were fewer channels to zap.过去的时候，能切换的频道要少得多。This new equipment will be very expensive to set up. Furthermore, more machines will mean fewer jobs.安装这种新的设备成本很高，况且，机器越多将意味着就业机会越少。Schools in the suburbs have fewer discipline problems and better student attitudes.郊区的学校纪律问题较少，学生的学习态度也较好。The courts are sending fewer offenders to prison.法院判处收监的犯人在减少。When the new policy comes into play, fewer people will have control.新政策生效的时候，较少有人能把控。Spending cuts will mean fewer social workers.削减开支意味着社会工作者人数要减少。Statistics show that nowadays people drink less beer and smoke fewer cigarettes than they used to.统计显示，现在的人喝啤酒和抽烟比以前少了。This year's budget simply reflects the fact that we have fewer people out of work.本年度的预算仅仅反映出失业人口有所减少。Kenya's experience suggests that a nation needs a combination of catalysts to prod couples to have fewer children.肯尼亚的经验表明，为鼓励少生，政府需出台多种激励性政策。Childbirth now held fewer terrors for her than it once had.她现在不像原来那样害怕分娩了。He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.他抓到的鱼比我们其他人抓到的都要少。We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.我们需要通过减少路上行驶的车辆以降低燃料消耗。Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.现在来自外部的结婚压力少了。Increasing tax on petrol would encourage people to drive smaller cars with fewer noxious emissions.提高汽油税会促使人们驾驶有毒废气排放量较少的小型汽车。While that option would incur fewer casualties, it would not be militarily effective.尽管那种选择造成的伤亡人数可能会更少，却并不能取得军事上的胜利。Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.官员们希望减少外国人入境会使局势安定下来。The decline in numbers of young people means that fewer teachers will be needed.年轻人数量的下降意味着对教师的需求也会减少。The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.公司计划在六年内通过自然减员和减少招聘把职工总数减少四分之一。We drove on, passing fewer and fewer houses.我们继续往前行驶，路边的房子越来越少了。Foreign workers have fewer rights and get lower wages.来自国外的工人享有的权益较少，所得的薪水较低。Modern armies consist of fewer soldiers and more advanced weapons systems.在现代化军队中，士兵少了，但先进的武器装备多了。We tried to keep the organization alive despite having fewer members.虽然会员少了，我们还是尽量让这一组织维持下去。The school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next year to reduce costs.这间学校目前能够承担大部分的费用，可是明年可能不得不通过减少招生降低开支。Aids has caused such a scare that fewer and fewer people are giving blood.艾滋病引起了那么大的恐慌，越来越少的人愿意捐血了。The government says fewer Americans are carpooling to work.政府称拼车上班的人渐渐少了。I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.我联系了他不下十次。We are operating with fewer layers of management.我们现在的管理层简化了。We received far fewer complaints than expected.我们接到的投诉比预计的少很多。No self-respecting oil tycoon has fewer than two helicopters.真正的石油大亨都有不少于两架直升机。Women commit far fewer crimes than men.女性犯罪比男性少得多。You should try to eat fewer calories and exercise more.你应该尽量少吃高热量食物，多运动。As there are fewer teenagers, the crime rate may go down. The same holds true for traffic accidents.十几岁的青少年较少，犯罪率有可能下降。这情况同样适用于交通事故发生率。She wanted to play more duets and trios and fewer solo numbers.她希望多演奏一些二重奏和三重奏乐曲，少一些独奏曲。We get fewer tips on weeknights.周一至周五的晚上我们收到的小费少些。 |