1·The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the population of each state.
众议院的席位是根据各州的人口分配的。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population.
该城堡后来被改建成一个拘留所，以安置城市不断增长的犯罪人口。
3·AFTER the 1920 population census Congress failed for the only time in its history to reapportion the seats of the House of Representatives.
1920年人口普查后，国会未能对众议院的席位进行重新分配，这在历史上也是唯一一次。
4·Several states in the north-east and Midwest have lost population, and will probably lose seats in the House of Representatives (and electoral-college votes) to states in the South.
东北部和中部的几个州人口数量在减少，很可能将失去一部分众议院的议席，而南部的席位数有望增加。
5·Seats in the House of Representatives are allocated to states on the basis of population.
众议院的席位是在人口的基础上被分配。
6·By the 18th century the distribution of House of Commons seats did not reflect the real distribution of population and wealth across the country.
直到18世纪，众议院议席分配不能反映全国人口与财富真实分布。
7·Yet the House plan assumes that we can cut health-care spending as a percentage of G.D.P. despite an aging population and rising health care costs.
然而，众议院计划却设想，尽管人口在老化，尽管医保费用上涨，我们依然可以削减医保开支占gdp的比例。
8·People are not, in fact, moving as frequently as they used to: the share of those moving house in 2007-08—11.9% of the population—was the lowest since records began.
实际上人们并不如以往那样频繁搬家：2007至2008年间搬家人的比例——占人口的11.9%——是有记录以来的最低位。
9·Scarcity of supply or population shifts are often used to rationalise high house prices, but such fundamentals should push up rents, too.
人们经常使用供应短缺或人口流动来解释高房价，但是这些基本因素也会推动房租上涨。
10·Ahad said foreign forces had caused resentment among the local population by causing civilian casualties and by conducting house searches.
阿哈德说外国势力在当地居民中怨声连连，因为他们造成了平民伤亡，还挨家挨户搜查房子。