標題: 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 標題: 新聞英語：“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 句子：央視調(diào)查結果顯示，2010年我國人民的幸福指數(shù)為44.7。 ) \. f" t! _( k- H $ `. o) B d' z9 U! R0 B, m 誤譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010.0 ] X" C1 _/ q# c3 J* u; Z1 g
2 {7 N @- a# s; D; I$ B 正譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010. 8 F' ~% }5 G' o " P" R( D; i! r1 r8 O 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)所除的結果，即“商數(shù)”或“商”，與“指數(shù)”是不同的概念。“幸福指數(shù)”應譯為 happiness index。例如：0 S& ~: O, U1 ^# N% B6 M0 o
. d7 N' A' m7 e1 z% {0 }- p, q 1. 當6被2 除時，商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。 , v4 R9 B. k S2 } + T7 L7 _# f: Y: J# S' e “指數(shù)”的第一個意思是純數(shù)學概念，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：9 S/ `4 t5 T* W1 o8 { ?
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2. 指數(shù)是一個數(shù)學符號，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。 1 \* N* y. @+ a8 ? ! J" f/ N- R/ S; c" T" B& U% H “指數(shù)”的第二個意思是經(jīng)濟學概念，表明“經(jīng)濟現(xiàn)象變動的程度”。英語可以譯為 index，其復數(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。, I$ q2 f4 I6 Y+ u. s
& e" W, W+ R7 T7 M; S# Y* l China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。 - }% V! u) b5 U( o+ r ! T, Q8 g+ c. V# T/ ]6 F 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。 , V% y! }4 C1 D 6 ?; n7 E4 a5 C; [7 p6 e4 Q 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。4 \; q7 Q3 M/ c+ }0 }/ N" |' c
$ r' `0 u8 ]5 U) F( F* a 6. 今天上午道瓊斯指數(shù)跌了15點。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。6 \4 m, b9 J! P Q+ F7 [
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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.▲(