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句子:央视调查结果显示,2010年我国人民的幸福指数为44.7。
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- B$ w3 j+ ~$ e( U$ Q, o 误译: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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正译:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010.( j# K% K+ w$ {7 v+ c6 |7 X3 C
1 {+ l' Z7 O4 P 解释:quotient 的意思是 a number which is the result when one number is divided by another,是一个数被另一个数所除的结果,即“商数”或“商”,与“指数”是不同的概念。“幸福指数”应译为 happiness index。例如:" [) U; J8 r3 [9 H
9 q6 J6 |0 Y) I6 j: m: b0 n) F% [ 1. 当6被2 除时,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。7 [* K! S5 ^7 ?
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“指数”的第一个意思是纯数学概念,表示“一个数目自乘若干次的数字”。英语可以译为 index, index number, exponent, power。例如:
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, ^2 R! B/ L4 p; h# A8 D: e) b 2. 指数是一个数学符号,表明一个数目自乘若干次的数字。 An exponent is a mathematical notation that implies the number of times a number is to be multiplied by itself。9 ]. R9 V2 D! M1 U
# a! r8 M/ ?: G “指数”的第二个意思是经济学概念,表明“经济现象变动的程度”。英语可以译为 index,其复数形式为 indexes或 indices。例如:3. 三月份中国经济继续快速增长,而其通胀指数攀升至32个月的新高。& F! t, I) ?9 b% p' M" `
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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. 居民消费价格指数,衡量通胀的主要依据,在三月份同比增长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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. q s! J- ]: c9 u$ F 5. 在这个亚洲国家,工业生产指数自2005年一直在增长。The industrial production index has been rising since 2005 in this Asian country。
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6. 今天上午道琼斯指数跌了15点。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。+ s0 e* _+ s0 E
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7. 在这个欧洲国家,就业指数在过去三个月里从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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