標(biāo)題: 新聞英語：“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 [打印本頁] 作者: 華夏宏峰 時間: 2012-4-1 04:27 標(biāo)題: 新聞英語：“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 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 [8 I; P$ R' O, f3 J! n5 X * ?9 _* g1 J6 k# O; ?3 o 誤譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010. $ k0 w, A" t6 T8 w1 F8 f* x5 }2 U . E) r4 M6 E/ u0 Q' B8 \" c: z 正譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010. 4 z) m# |6 |! Y" o" o# t5 D; q/ v4 h9 e6 D1 X0 O/ ^7 R' F
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：4 H8 t+ B! a! Z( B! A0 U- C
4 I% Q) B Q+ J& t 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時，商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。9 r3 m- ^8 L9 K0 M% A2 ^. Q! d( H
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“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： . b. o7 C7 x* n; ? h6 C5 ]6 Z
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。 ) E! b( y( N6 R2 l- N; k( v# ^5 \8 z8 F$ I8 A- F+ w* D
“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。6 |; H n" E' ~
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。' g& i! y2 j6 O3 W. h
" v' E: u+ j2 l7 D 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。 0 z. C+ @: K! P! ?( W 8 l1 ]$ T9 u+ s' R5 z 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。/ U2 p3 Q5 [4 K# ~; X* z# ]; u
, \& p. z2 A6 c 6. 今天上午道瓊斯指數(shù)跌了15點。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。 + j" {( C( n9 ]+ S* o1 H ) w5 [2 M- K; X8 E y1 v 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.▲(