1·A prospective premium of about 30 percent on their initial investment is enticing.
初始投资30％左右的预期收益是诱人的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·We all know that most wine in restaurants is over-priced: a markup of 200 percent on cost is considered normal.
我们都知道饭店中大部分葡萄酒标价过高：在成本价上涨200％被认为是正常的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·In place of this system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city.
为了取代这一制度，该市计划对全市所有零售额征收3%的销售税。
4·Potash Corp shares slipped 0.9 percent on Wednesday to $145.95
周三，在美股全面上涨的情况下，Potash集团股价仍下挫了0.9个百分点，收盘于每股145.95美元（合94.82英镑）。
5·In the past 20 years, winds have picked up around 5 percent on average.
在过去20年里，平均风速增强了近5%。
6·The overall population growth rate was down 0.57 percent on an annual basis.
人口的整体增长速度平均每年降低了0.57%。
7·Nestle SA, the world's biggest food company, fell 2.1 percent on analyst downgrades.
全球最大的食品企业雀巢公司股价下跌2.1%，分析师下调该公司评级。
8·Values dropped 2.9 percent on the year, the biggest annual decline since October 2009.
而今年的价格下降了2.9个百分点，这是距2009年以来最大幅度的年度下挫。
9·Airport passenger traffic rose more than 70 percent on-year in the first half of 2010.
2010年上半年，机场客运量同比增长70%以上。
10·You can borrow at a zero percent rate on the short end and 3.6 percent on the long end.
你可以以零利率借到短期贷款，还可以以3.6利率借到长期贷款。