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Correct or improve the translation of the following Chinese sentences.原文：黑人妇女入狱的比率比白人妇女高8倍。 译文：The ratio of black women in prison is 8 times as much as that of the white women.改译：
【正确答案】：

THE RATIO OF BLACK WOMEN IN PRISON IS 9 TIMES AS HIGH/MUCH AS THAT OF THE WHITE WOMEN./THE RATIO OF BLACK WOMEN IN PRISON IS 8 TIMES HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE WHITE WOMEN.

【题目解析】：原译文对倍数的表达不正确。由于题干中的信息为“比……高8倍”，则其对应的译文应该为”9 times as high/much as” 或者 “8 times higher than” 。