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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。- y- Q( S2 v8 h+ U* \% ?6 D% m
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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.
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9 ~9 ]. j+ f0 Z" C 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 g7 ^: i& j4 g2 `9 |# _1 F+ Z1 ?
/ g3 N# ^ ~5 \# `2 } 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:2 V, M/ M& U5 S
" W% L# A8 o- m' n 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:3 x: V6 G; y) I7 [' Y2 ^
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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。* G( p- \: ~8 S7 _4 e
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“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。 F5 j2 P7 a$ ^! o
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。
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4. 居民消費(fèi)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。; x; y9 K; J& }5 g! b$ q) e$ U6 F4 T
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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。; g9 \! w- a+ s& s( n( D. S6 l
/ O3 H, P4 W8 _' w% ^+ Y 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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