A third of Africa is under threat of desertification.

三分之一的非洲大陆面临着荒漠化的威胁。

Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.

约有三分之一的孩子曾严重体重过轻。

A third brigade is at sea, ready for an amphibious assault.

第三旅在海上待命，随时准备从海上发起进攻。

A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line.

三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下。

The Japanese routinely purchase more than a third of U.S. Treasury Bills.

日本通常购买三分之一以上的美国短期国债。

In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes died.

在过去，患有糖尿病的妇女生的婴儿中大约有三分之一都死了。

In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.

1989和1990年，需求大于供给，物价上涨了三分之一多。

More than a third of workers said they called into the office while technically on holiday.

三分之一以上的员工说他们在按规定休假期间被召回过办公室。

A third of companies reviewing pay since last August have imposed a pay freeze of up to a year.

自去年8月以来，在审检工资发放的公司中，有三分之一已经强行实施工资冻结长达1年。

A third bird is called the ovenbird.

第三种鸟叫灶巢鸟。

A third bullet passed.

第三颗子弹飞过去了。

A third reason is social intelligence.

第三个原因是社交智能。

A third and very serious factor is panic.

第三个非常严重的因素是恐慌。

It's easy to go up to a third scale, but difficult to a seventh.

音阶上升三度容易，上升七度就难了。

It has already completed a third of its 6,000 mile trip to Victoria.

它已经完成了前往维多利亚的6000英里旅程中的三分之一路程。

People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing: sleeping.

人们一生中几乎三分之一的时间都花在一件事上：睡觉。

He expects about a third of the city's lighter manufacturers to fold.

他预计这个城市大约三分之一的打火机制造商会倒闭。

Pinocchio did not answer, but sighed deeply once--twice--a third time.

皮诺乔没有回答，只是深深地叹了一口气——叹了第二口气——叹了第三口气。

A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen.

第三种是某些基本的化学物质，如碳、氧和氮。

A third witness swore he had often seen the knife in Potter's possession.

第三个证人发誓说，他经常看到波特手里拿着那把刀。

A child's year splits fairly neatly into thirds: a third at school, a third asleep and a third awake at home or on holiday.

一个孩子的一年可以整齐地分成三份：三分之一在学校，三分之一在睡觉，三分之一在家里或度假时醒着。

He jumped out of a third-floor window.

他从3楼的一个窗口跳了出去。

The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.

那个犯罪嫌疑人从三楼的窗口跳了出去。

A third of the cost went into technology and services.

1/3的成本用于技术和服务。

He had a third examination and was declared unfit for duty.

他做了第3次检查，被宣布不适合上班。

The country no longer wanted to be tagged as a Third World nation.

这个国家不愿意再被称为第三世界国家。

A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election.

1/3的参议员和全体众议员将重新选举。

Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.

这些用户中只有1/3认为用水表计量是合理的。

You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.

你可以通知银行，允许第三方从你的账户取款。

The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.

除了三楼的一扇窗户透出一丝光亮，整栋楼一片漆黑。