According to economic research, one in six working-age men, 25-54, doesn't have a job.
据经济研究,在25岁至54岁的适龄男性劳动力中,有六分之一的人没有工作。
"You have to grumble in life, otherwise you get trampled on," was the main reason given by almost one in six people in the land of liberty and equality.
在这个自由平等的国度里,近六分之一的人给出的主要理由是:“在生活中你必须抱怨,否则你会被踩在脚下。”
In a survey by the center of older workers who were laid off during the recession, just one in six had found another job, and half of that group had accepted pay cuts.
对在经济衰退期间被解雇的老员工中心进行的一项调查中,只有六分之一的人找到了另一份工作,其中一半的人接受了减薪。
As shown in Listing 6, you can create one in six ways.
如清单6所示,可以用6种方法创建它。
In some states, such as West Virginia, one in six of the population is on food stamps.
在一些州,如西弗吉尼亚州,有六分之一人口依靠食品券维生。
Four out of five cars made in Oxford are exported; one in six BMWs sold is a MINI.
牛津工厂生产的汽车有五分之四用于出口,宝马每卖出六辆汽车有一辆就会是MINI。
Today, one in six barrels of the crude oil China imports comes from Saudi Arabia.
今天,中国每进口六桶原油就有一桶来自沙特阿拉伯。
One in six British women struggles to crack the art of cooking, a survey revealed today.
今日发布的一项调查显示,六分之一的英国女性厨艺不精。
An additional one in six favors slapping a 50 percent tax on bonuses exceeding $400, 000.
另外有六分之一的民众赞同奖金总数超过400,000美金,应该加收50%的税。
A Roper poll found that one in six Americans hired cleaning help last year, up from one in 10 in 1986.
一项洛普民意调查发现,去年有六分之一的美国雇用清洁服务,较1986年的十分之一比率上升许多。
And more than one in six admitted that financial constraints had made them postpone trying to start a family.
超过六分之一的人承认因为经济窘迫而推迟生育计划。
Since 2001 one in four British men in their 20s, and one in six women, have "boomeranged" home for a period.
从2001起,20多岁的英国人中每四个男人中就有一个(对女性来说是每六个就有一个)像回旋镖一样曾回家住过一段时间。
Even among identical twins who have exactly the same genes, one in six pairs will differ in their handedness.
甚至在拥有精确的相同的基因的双胞胎中,六对中有一对的惯用手就是不同的。
In 1815, one in four deaths in England was of consumption; by 1918 one in six deaths in France were still caused by TB.
1815年,英国死亡人数的四分之一就与痨病有关;到1918年为止,法国死亡人数的六分之一仍与肺结核密切相关。
More than one in five women struggles with a basic curry, one in six cannot bake a cake and one in ten has never cooked a roast.
超过五分之一的女性尝试着用咖喱烧饭,六分之一的女性不会烤蛋糕,十分之一的女性从来没有烤过面包。
A 2004 survey of North Carolina pediatricians found that fewer than half routinely recommended them, and one in six never recommended them.
2004年北卡罗来纳州儿科医师的一项调查发现,不足一半的医生会定期地推荐维生素点滴,六分之一的医生从来不推荐。
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
调查显示,如果遥控器坏了,大约六分之一的人宁肯继续看原来的频道也懒得起身去换台。
Flexible working hours were also a major career consideration for women — but surprisingly nearly one in six men also said it was very important.
弹性工作时间是女人择业考虑的重要因素,不过奇怪的是近六分之一的男人也说这很重要。
The survey also found one in six households was in poverty, with pensioners and families with children most likely to fall into this category.
调查发现每六户中就有一户属于赤贫,靠救济金度日,有孩子的家庭也极有可能滑落到这个阶层中。
One in six people would rather watch a TV programme they didn't like than leave the sofa to change the channel if their remote control was broken.
六分之一的人宁愿看一个他们不喜欢的节目也不想离开沙发去调换频道,如果他们的遥控器坏了;
One in six of the population could not afford to buy sufficient food to stay healthy at some point last year. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
在去年的某个时间,有六分之一的人口买不起足够的食物,无法保持健康状况。
By one commonly used measure, the so-called Texas ratio of bad loans to total assets, 49 other Georgia Banks, about one in six, are in imminent danger.
根据一个常用的指标,所谓的德克萨斯州的不良贷款占总资产的比率来测量,还有49家佐治亚的银行,大约六分之一,在面临威胁。
The landmark research paves the way for new drugs for infertility, the heartbreaking but little-understood condition that affects one in six couples.
这项具有里程碑意义的研究为研发新的治疗不育的药物铺平了道路。 每六对夫妇中,就有一对遭遇到令人伤心,但原因不明的不育难题。
The report comes as it was revealed that more than a third of us have been disappointed by our partner's choice of presents and one in six is left upset or angry.
在报告发布的同时,有消息透露,我们当中超过三分之一的人对伴侣选择的礼物感到失望,有六分之一的人甚至为此而感到沮丧或生气。
The research uncovered Scots as the biggest purchases women make, with one in six claiming to own ten or more items they have bought knowing they are too small.
调查毫无保留的透露税金最大的消费群体是妇女,每六个妇女中就有一个拥有十件或者十件以上小于自己尺寸的衣服。
Spain, with cheap booze and the highest number of holidays, is the preferred destination for one in six Brits. A further seven per cent would like to move to France.
西班牙,以其廉价的美酒和最多的节假日,成为了六分之一英国人的理想目的地,想去法国的人数还要再多7%。
For example, it found that half of those questioned considered themselves overweight, and of these one in five women and more than one in six men admitted to binge-eating.
比如,该调查发现,一半的受访人认为自己超重,其中五分之一的女性及超过六分之一的男性承认有暴食行为。
TOTTORI prefecture on the Sea of Japan is known for its vast sand dunes and for having the smallest prefectural population in Japan, of which about one in six lives on a farm.
日本鸟取县因拥有巨大的沙丘和最少的辖区人口而闻名日本,六分之一的人口以农场为生。
Two-thirds believe cosmetic surgery will have become common place and one in six think we will look after own own health using apps and gadgets rather than relying on the doctor.
三分之二的人相信整容外科会变成常去的地方,六分之一的人认为我们会使用程序和设备照顾好我们自己的健康而不是依赖医生。
As of 2005, close to 70 million people were migrating to cities each year, resulting in a billion squatters (one in six people on Earth live as squatters). A troubling trend?
到2005年,几乎有7000万人口每年向城市迁移,导致了十亿寮屋居民(地球上每六个人中就有一个人是贫民),一个很麻烦的趋势?

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