1.His predecessor, John Browne, was in many ways a remarkable chief executive, a man who sprinkled pixie dust onto the company's black gold while also boosting its market capitalisation ninefold.

他前任約翰·布朗作為公司總裁在很多方面都令人欽佩，布朗在公司的黑金(原油)上撒了些神仙土，同時讓公司市值增長了九倍。

2.His predecessor, John Browne, was in many ways a remarkable chief executive, a man who sprinkled pixie dust onto the company's black gold while also boosting its market capitalisation ninefold.

他前任約翰·布朗作為公司總裁在很多方面都令人欽佩，布朗在公司的黑金(原油)上撒了些神仙土，同時讓公司市值增長了九倍。

3.Last year Americans spent 2.3 trillion minutes chatting on cellphones, according to the US wireless trade association CTIA — a ninefold increase since 2000.

據美國無線貿易組織電信工業(yè)協(xié)會的數據顯示，去年美國人打手機聊天的時間達2.3萬億分鐘，比2000年增加了九倍。

4.Within a year the price of BYD's shares had risen ninefold.

在其入主比亞迪之后一年的時間內，比亞迪的股票價格漲了9倍。

5.Withdrawals increased ninefold between 1950 and 2008.

2008年，地下水的流失量是1950年時的十倍。