If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.

如果有老师在那里，他们更可能读书、做数学题或数字功课；没有老师，他们只会玩游戏。

Over-emission companies would try their best to eliminate the over emission amount, which is just a number work. As financial statements can be window dressed, so can carbon emissions.

超排的企业会想方设法把超排的那部份抹掉，这是一场数字游戏，财务报表可以作假，那么碳排放也一定可以。

The number of companies offering them work increased.

给他们提供工作的公司的数量增多了。

A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.

已雇来一些人处理积压的工作。

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.

失业人数急剧增长。