in the factory women make up 44% of the workforce,and nearly half the mothers with

题目

in the factory women make up 44% of the workforce,and nearly half the mothers with
children are in paid work.这里的 make up为什么不能用take up来代替,译为占据了44%的比例呢?

答案

占据44%的比例是一种中文的思维方式,而外国人通常说的take up占据的是阵地啊,据点啊之类的,是实义,而表示组成某物的某种比例用make up of更符合语言习惯.