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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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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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5 c( f6 m* ]+ Z% @' }. e 正译: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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5 A. r+ ~5 t2 `+ M2 Y8 p$ m 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:
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% r4 d8 @( z9 o2 L, D- ] 1. 当6被2 除时,商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。8 \6 S, W& m" h+ ?1 `2 x, T+ `
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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:/ |: W* p" n) s$ h) g" z
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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。4 |& a. z8 Z/ G/ z* }5 l
" A" {2 Q- h6 B& |8 ]# | “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。3 H& X5 r) ~# c- d2 b" a
' v, E3 ]) N5 N- _( I6 | China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。
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- Y# D, O* @9 W" H 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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2 f9 r/ p0 @" n+ R7 I( q, T 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。
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4 H0 B5 |, _* b* g% b6 W 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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