標題: 新聞英語:“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 [打印本頁] 作者: 華夏宏峰 時間: 2012-4-1 04:27 標題: 新聞英語:“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 句子:央視調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示,2010年我國人民的幸福指數(shù)為44.7。 5 O" ?4 _9 N) t$ B0 P( ^" c ! K3 |& W, D7 Z 誤譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010. 2 x9 E' `% U8 \+ F$ e" L5 ^: _; g7 C5 M, u5 ^5 I3 Q+ I
正譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010. - n6 C8 g; Q9 o" B) w3 Q0 q2 T 0 T* ~) S: O* C+ l$ ]3 j. f/ ~! j 解釋:quotient 的意思是 a number which is the result when one number is divided by another,是一個數(shù)被另一個數(shù)所除的結(jié)果,即“商數(shù)”或“商”,與“指數(shù)”是不同的概念。“幸福指數(shù)”應譯為 happiness index。例如: / F6 S+ e( |* U# `7 \3 {1 v' E' K0 ~5 q1 f9 W" E. `$ Y
1. 當6被2 除時,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。9 O. s/ {9 E. x5 h
6 c; Z) g! p R “指數(shù)”的第一個意思是純數(shù)學概念,表示“一個數(shù)目自乘若干次的數(shù)字”。英語可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如: / O0 P( y: b$ f) e/ ^ k# Q# G; c3 A7 X- k: T4 m1 c- Q; _% O
2. 指數(shù)是一個數(shù)學符號,表明一個數(shù)目自乘若干次的數(shù)字。 An exponent is a mathematical notation that implies the number of times a number is to be multiplied by itself。 : Q; A+ ~; m5 S! i+ d& b9 c. q- R6 h" ]0 h, M1 n
“指數(shù)”的第二個意思是經(jīng)濟學概念,表明“經(jīng)濟現(xiàn)象變動的程度”。英語可以譯為 index,其復數(shù)形式為 indexes或 indices。例如:3. 三月份中國經(jīng)濟繼續(xù)快速增長,而其通脹指數(shù)攀升至32個月的新高。 7 X/ d9 }; u, T. J8 H+ F5 m 9 [. p; f- ?9 _ China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。6 q" @! }' Z$ ~# V3 d0 x& Q7 f
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4. 居民消費價格指數(shù),衡量通脹的主要依據(jù),在三月份同比增長5.4%。The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose by 5.4 percent year-on-year in March。 5 A/ W0 P8 t9 V" Y" Z6 R) l O# Z5 z( t+ d0 O% D# g' t
5. 在這個亞洲國家,工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)自2005年一直在增長。The industrial production index has been rising since 2005 in this Asian country。3 l- a8 t+ Z% a
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6. 今天上午道瓊斯指數(shù)跌了15點。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。* C( s) c, X& V0 E/ r7 }! ^% h
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7. 在這個歐洲國家,就業(yè)指數(shù)在過去三個月里從48.4 降到 43.6。In this European country, employment index has fallen from 48.4 to 43.6 over the past three months.▲(