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句子:央視調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示,2010年我國(guó)人民的幸福指數(shù)為44.7。
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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.! j3 ]5 t4 z) N8 `2 M
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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.
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& {* f- F& f/ g/ t 解釋:quotient 的意思是 a number which is the result when one number is divided by another,是一個(gè)數(shù)被另一個(gè)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:
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" `8 W+ H( x% `* t2 w 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。
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: m3 n+ E; P" D5 S& J “指數(shù)”的第一個(gè)意思是純數(shù)學(xué)概念,表示“一個(gè)數(shù)目自乘若干次的數(shù)字”。英語(yǔ)可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如:4 S( R4 P6 ?6 Y. x. T' Y
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2. 指數(shù)是一個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)符號(hào),表明一個(gè)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。# J$ `+ p$ V. {: z3 t
. \7 K# `1 Y4 s3 E; t* G3 I+ J “指數(shù)”的第二個(gè)意思是經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)概念,表明“經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)象變動(dòng)的程度”。英語(yǔ)可以譯為 index,其復(fù)數(shù)形式為 indexes或 indices。例如:3. 三月份中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)繼續(xù)快速增長(zhǎng),而其通脹指數(shù)攀升至32個(gè)月的新高。/ q Z0 C4 _9 w: ^8 S
o' ~& ^2 p% |: i2 C0 _6 g7 P China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。, [. k8 ]2 I, L0 m, q3 b8 v
) f7 u1 }" v' u) H3 q 4. 居民消費(fèi)價(jià)格指數(shù),衡量通脹的主要依據(jù),在三月份同比增長(zhǎng)5.4%。The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose by 5.4 percent year-on-year in March。2 i$ e2 Q/ Y3 K% q6 `% ^
& _2 x- m; N r 5. 在這個(gè)亞洲國(guó)家,工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)自2005年一直在增長(zhǎng)。The industrial production index has been rising since 2005 in this Asian country。
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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。; Q7 L: C$ a7 s. G
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7. 在這個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家,就業(yè)指數(shù)在過(guò)去三個(gè)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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