% |2 m* e. ~( B# K2 X1 m 誤譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010.5 @* W8 z. O) b4 r d
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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 b, s/ T0 n5 a& y
0 x' M8 u/ A/ 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(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:. T9 O4 I4 O! w4 w) c
2 T. r& _4 t8 d9 J- n4 p1 e4 O 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。8 T) W% J0 N$ _" h
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“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: X0 X- M: V! c+ {& T: A- O
, H% e+ }* \% x7 K% D5 ?4 ^2 P; o 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。* i& b0 w& u/ _+ F7 S% D
9 \2 e2 C* U6 ~; K China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。( r: P- y8 ~# A" F9 S- |
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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。 - Z1 b9 \$ I5 V2 [* M* R$ s2 B8 x, z* _. p. S
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。, p+ {9 F! g Z$ N7 ~, Q
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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。" x8 ~% O3 O$ N- J8 N# N+ }5 i2 M
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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.▲(