3 n. n) A9 r& s. {; v, _ 誤譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010.: A( O' X/ ?7 H$ H
C* O" D9 q4 ?3 } 正譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010.: k. _& A1 |% K* s8 d
* d3 Q# O' d9 { 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?！靶腋Ｖ笖?shù)”應(yīng)譯為 happiness index。例如：6 D8 n. s- g" J, \" \
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1. 當6被2 除時，商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。 2 Y y \; d' a+ h; G7 N- z* ^; V% ]2 S1 _% M: j+ f
“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：; `* H- O. e& D: `3 Q) T
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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。, ~# q. P" Q* [! s
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“指數(shù)”的第二個意思是經(jīng)濟學(xué)概念，表明“經(jīng)濟現(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)濟繼續(xù)快速增長，而其通脹指數(shù)攀升至32個月的新高。 K1 a2 r4 C/ o+ X" \+ H
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。 " F" A& o9 J2 y* D: x+ C6 R $ K; l/ \, }& t( s5 ~8 h9 h* p 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。 , Q) B1 i$ F6 r8 O . q6 \- s+ M; L9 r( b; j% O 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。* V4 `' E5 u/ K
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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.▲(