时差N小时 什么是以几何数字增长?(下)

Every day I'll double the amount made the day before.

就这样每天我都给你前一天的2倍。

At the end of one month you're out of a job. What do you say?

直到月末你的工作结束。你觉得如何？

Do you take the offer?

你接受这个提议吗？

No, of course not. Who would work for pennies?

不，我拒绝。谁会在乎这几分钱？

That's a shame, because you're not realizing how numbers work.

太遗憾了，因为你没有意识到这些数字是如何积累的。

When a number continually¹ doubles itself we say it is "increasing geometrically."

当一个数字本身不断翻倍，我们通常说其以几何数字增长。

That means the larger the number becomes, the faster it rises with each additional² day.

这意味着数字越大，每一天的额外增长就越快。

How much would you guess you would earn just on the last day of the month?

你猜在月底最后一天你会赚多少钱？

Um...ten bucks³?

这个…十块钱？

Over ten million dollars!

超过一千万美元！

Ten million dollars? Starting from a penny!?!

你说一千万美元？从一分钱开始？

That's geometric increase.

几何增长嘛。

Hmmm...do I get health insurance too?

那个…是不是也能给我上健康保险啊？

1 continually   

adv.不间断地，不停地；多次重复地

参考例句：

• The other kids continually taunted him about his size.其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
• The US is continually building up its armed forces.美军正持续加强它的三军。

2 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

3 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》