1·Employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U.S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
美国大学与雇主协会开展的一项调查显示，雇主们计划今年在美国招聘的应届毕业生比去年多17%左右。
2·Company profits were 5% lower than last year.
公司的利润比去年降低了5%。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The U.S. government says that this year's corn crop should be about 8 percent more than last year.
美国政府称今年的玉米产量应该比去年增长约8﹪。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·I'm much heavier than last year.
我比去年重得多。
5·This week's match is more boring than last week's.
这周的比赛比上周的更无聊。
6·This year's harvest is even better than last year's.
今年的收成比去年还要好。
7·This year's rise, an average of 2.7 percent, may be a fraction lower than last year's, but it is still well above the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation.
今年的平均涨幅为2.7%，虽然可能略低于去年，但仍远高于官方的消费者价格指数（CPI）所反映的通胀水平。
8·Rice yields will be higher than last year.
稻产量将高于去年。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
9·He has churned out more butter this week than last.
他本周制作的黄油比上周多。
10·But it will be harder to deliver than last time.
但是这次将比上一次更加难办。