The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.

Unemployment in Britain rose to 8.1% of the labour force.

英国的失业人数已上升至占劳动力总数的8.1％。

Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with $8,000.

几个蒙面大盗破门而入，把他捆起来，抢走了8,000美元。

She planned to unlock the store at 8.00 sharp this morning.

她打算今天早上8点整准时开门营业。

He polished off his opponents 21-2, 21-8 and 21-8.

他以21比2、21比8和21比8直落三局击败了对手。

She recorded a time of two minutes 8.74 seconds.

她以两分8秒74的成绩创了纪录。

The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.

正确答案在第8页末尾。

An 8-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet.

一名8岁男孩儿被流弹打死。

My fish average 2 lb 8 oz and I've had two eight-pounders.

我的鱼平均每条重2磅8盎司，还有过两条重8磅的。

Pure water is neutral with a pH of 7.

纯水是中性的，酸碱度为7。

The basic retirement pension will go up by £7.95 a week.

基本退休金每周将增加7.95英镑。

The taxman caught up with him and demanded £7,000 in unpaid taxes.

税收人员查到了他，要求他把未缴纳的7,000英镑税款交上。

Eve, squinting at the clock, saw it was just on 7 a.m.

伊夫眯着眼瞥了一下钟，看到差不多是早上7点钟。

Shares ended 1.7 per cent firmer on the Frankfurt exchange.

法兰克福交易所收盘时股票上涨了1.7%。

We can arrange unsecured loans for any amount from £500 to £7,500.

我们能提供数额从500英镑到7,500英镑的无担保贷款。

Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.

瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。

Bank base rates of 7 per cent are too high.

7%的银行基准利率太高了。

He started piano lessons at the age of 7.

他7岁开始上钢琴课。

Fewer than 7% of asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees.

寻求避难者中有不到7%的人被视作政治难民。

The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.

职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。

It was just gone 7 o'clock this evening when I finished.

今晚我做完的时候刚过7点。