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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。* ?* N' y2 w. D$ R9 G
. L+ Y# j5 L5 l$ b2 [. f* B 誤譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010./ J; Q" S A+ g6 K
! f: X+ t7 Y2 ^" S 正譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010.+ E( t9 N! t, W t; M, E+ \$ t
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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:
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3 i4 G8 |& i) H- f; X3 ~* a& Y9 Q' F* X 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。
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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:! T5 z% q) ]9 G9 G9 n
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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。
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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。, p- q2 D( f4 B0 x
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。% {5 p, S' {8 q1 B/ [0 ]
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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。
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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。
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, k' c2 d; M" L5 w1 y% C* 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。
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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.▲( |
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