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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。% ?3 {) S: v" a) E4 H6 r7 F1 Y
& [) X0 D1 |3 f% v4 H1 g1 \5 k 误译:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010.! `8 V- |3 c/ s" i- ~( ~
8 g; @* Y/ u) ` 正译:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010. |5 \( {0 p$ G
+ ?: W% A% A5 @2 i2 e 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:. o% g! [( x7 X9 O
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1. 当6被2 除时,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。
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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:6 d3 A" W4 B- F. i" y
# D( R4 {$ B- }9 L0 a( M' ?& r1 o 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。. J! I7 X& f8 _" z* n
5 A* {9 E% M+ |2 T “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。
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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。* o* w I3 T( p( _' S! k; R6 V1 f
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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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% Q9 d4 {6 I: x 6. 今天上午道琼斯指数跌了15点。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。- c9 x2 K" J: V( x/ t' e2 e8 @
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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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