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句子:央視調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示,2010年我國(guó)人民的幸福指數(shù)為44.7。
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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.! A% ^$ `1 a }" ?$ `1 {
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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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- A( C& m2 G8 Q 1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。
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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(yǔ)可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如: q% z0 l# u$ K1 K
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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(yǔ)可以譯為 index,其復(fù)數(shù)形式為 indexes或 indices。例如:3. 三月份中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)繼續(xù)快速增長(zhǎng),而其通脹指數(shù)攀升至32個(gè)月的新高。+ M: w1 t. v# [) [* i! k$ Q& G
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。3 L' p/ W& t* [# t9 z. M
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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(zhǎng)5.4%。The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose by 5.4 percent year-on-year in March。- m7 ~: ^: C }! y
' z1 |7 k. `. q0 L% ]) e1 ? 5. 在這個(gè)亞洲國(guó)家,工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)自2005年一直在增長(zhǎng)。The industrial production index has been rising since 2005 in this Asian country。
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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。
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7. 在這個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家,就業(yè)指數(shù)在過(guò)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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