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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。6 r6 o4 [6 ^( t. i7 u# z4 r- s
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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.
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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?!靶腋V笖?shù)”應(yīng)譯為 happiness index。例如:
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) T: q# [$ t5 Y9 j 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。4 a" Z+ o! d8 w; n/ g# } b
/ I" h% c( b- V0 [- {9 A3 q “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”。英語可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如:, N6 ?/ z6 j S- h1 I0 l
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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。
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“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(gè)月的新高。
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。% g+ ~( r, z, Z# D; N
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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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$ H5 {' v5 g O2 }! R& x6 {7 x 5. 在這個(gè)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 p, F* |3 y: b# r( p& q' X
/ V" t* f4 Q3 }, H6 U 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。) ~8 x2 l7 V5 x4 x& @$ P8 }
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7. 在這個(gè)歐洲國家,就業(yè)指數(shù)在過去三個(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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