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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。3 z6 {2 d J+ i- v8 d G
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誤譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010.
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正譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010.% }3 ^8 t9 E% H" f; V' u3 N
3 E# {/ W4 B1 Q$ B) o/ l 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(yīng)譯為 happiness index。例如:$ h5 H! \% l) w" \5 G
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1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。+ `# C& ~) c5 F' Z" |* ~4 g/ v+ D* k
; m4 _ e' {7 b5 ~ “指數(shù)”的第一個意思是純數(shù)學(xué)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:
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2. 指數(shù)是一個數(shù)學(xué)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。
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“指數(shù)”的第二個意思是經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)概念,表明“經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)象變動的程度”。英語可以譯為 index,其復(fù)數(shù)形式為 indexes或 indices。例如:3. 三月份中國經(jīng)濟(jì)繼續(xù)快速增長,而其通脹指數(shù)攀升至32個月的新高。' F+ `) F8 W- {; V
6 |- T7 ~" v/ Q China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。: U: O7 y5 F; E b9 m: I# A
' Q, I9 W# n+ s1 w0 y' T2 K 4. 居民消費(fèi)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。
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" A. i9 h& ]- Q2 Y& y4 X 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。5 C" t) ^( }) l& u, Y% B
: u- i: N+ b6 f3 k9 t, o4 j 6. 今天上午道瓊斯指數(shù)跌了15點(diǎn)。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。
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$ N1 y2 n9 M) e/ z1 D 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.▲( |
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