2. About three fifths of American families don't watch TV whey they have dinner. 大约有五分之三的美国家庭吃饭时不看电视。
3. The ivory Buddha carved by Shen Weizhong is the world's smallest piece of sculpture, its size being just four-fifths of a grain of rice. 沈为众雕刻的象牙佛像是世界上最小的雕刻,它只有一粒米的五分之四大。
4. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. 这一“五分之三准则”使南方各州在选举团中的选票膨胀,从而使杰弗逊在1800年的总统选举中险胜。
5. Since nitrogen is four fifths of the air we breathe, they are surprisingly optimistic about raising the temperature on Mars and believe it could be done in hundred years. 由于氮占我们呼吸的空气的五分之四,他们对提高火星的温度持惊人的乐观态度,相信这可以在一百年内完成。