They do, however, limit the possible range of dates.

然确实缩短了可的时间跨度。

There could be 10 times more fish biomass here than previously thought.

这里的鱼类生物质含量是之前的十倍。

But it's one thing to know how much power the sun is producing.

但太阳产生的能量多少是一回事。

Which is exactly what Kelvin did - except with the earth. And scientific rigor. He took

开尔文将这个理论运用到了地球的年龄中。

That results in a range that spans decades, not centuries.

采用地层学断代出的时间范围是几十年，不是几百年。

He said the information should make it possible to calculate an approximate position for the aircraft.

他表示，根据这些信息或许可以出飞机的概位置。

Only a thousand Daler, according to the old reckoning.

根据旧的， 只有一千 Daler。

According to the professor's calculations, they should be able to pull it off by a hair.

按照教授的，他应该是微不足道的。

Using the distance between the two cities, he was able to calculate the curvature of the Earth!

通过两座城市之间的距离，他可以出地球的曲率！

Besides, according to the calculations of naturalists, one of these animpas only six feet long would have tentacles as long as twenty-seven.

此外，按博物学家的，一只这样的动物，长只有6英尺，的触须就可能长达27英尺。

So a second measure to consider is its levels of risk-weighted assets (RWAs), in which the size of the balance-sheet is adjusted to reflect its riskiness.

如此一来，第二种要考虑的评估方法就是银行的风险加权资产等级，即通过资产负债表的规模标贷方的风险。

Really the only option they had was to rely on something called dead reckoning, basically figuring out where you are by estimating your speed and compass heading to plot your journey.

实际上他唯一的选择是依靠一种名为航位的方法，体通过估计航速和指南针指向来确定你的位置，从规划航程。

His CAB adviser reckons he will never again earn what he used to, so is helping him cut costs he once considered essential, like internet access and mobile phones, from his family's budget.

他在公民咨询局（CAB）的顾问出他的收入将不会再回到从前的水平，于是便帮助卫从他的家庭预中削减了诸如网费和话费等，那些曾经被认为是必要的开支。

It does save, but, again, it's surprisingly small. I rolled my own estimate and said that's $180 billion over the next 10 years. Other people think it's a bit less than that.

确实节省了，但是，又出奇地小。我了一下自己的估计，并表示未来 10 年将达到 1800 亿美元。其他人认为比这少一点。

The reason we think that is that using modern computer techniques, you can wind back the night sky and say, " Where would the moon have been? Where would the stars have been? "

因为通过现代计机科技的模拟，我能出过去的夜空，得知当时月亮和星星的位置。

I'll get the almanack; and as I have heard devils can be raised with Daboll's arithmetic, I'll try my hand at raising a meaning out of these queer curvicues here with the Massachusetts calendar.

我要去把我的历书拿来，因为我听说能用达博尔的数学出魔鬼，我要用马萨诸塞的历书来试试手，这些弯弯曲曲的古怪记号的意思。

Chinese astrologists are able to plot the course of a person's entire life year by year, and are willing to put the whole prediction down in writing for a substantially higher sum than usual.

中国的星相家能把一个人的一生，逐年断开，细批流年，把一生每年的写在一个折子上，当然卦金要远高出通常的卜卦。