1·Seven-eighths of my stock is old-fashioned.
我的存货八分之七都是老式的。
2·This concept of equality is strange to seven-eighths of the world which views status and authority as desirable, even if they happen to be near the bottom of the social order.
这种平等的观念对世界上十有八九的民众而言都很难理解，他们认为地位与权力是值得追求的，哪怕他们自己碰巧身处社会的最底层。