试题题干
Correct or improve the translation of the following English sentences.
原文：By the end of the 1980s, output per person in manufacturing was half as much again as it had been at the start of the decade.
译文：到二十世纪八十年代，制造业的人均产量是八十年代初的一半。
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试题解析
到二十世纪八十年代末，制造业的人均产量是八十年代初的一倍半。（考点：倍数表达法，half as much again as表达”是…的一倍半“。by the end of意为截止到......末期，at the start of意为......的开端/初期。）