) R3 h9 U9 _9 q/ P 誤譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness quotient in our country was 44.7 in 2010. ) p. @+ ~9 x z, Q" ^; Z& r, R/ Y ; ?$ e! K: t! j# m 正譯:The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010. 1 v; c$ A: ~' P2 z5 c. W 1 t3 I7 Q6 b* ~0 r/ j: j 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。“幸福指數(shù)”應(yīng)譯為 happiness index。例如: A" D4 T/ d. C0 `4 Y0 q% X% ]; N3 i' J& k, l
1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。 2 J; _6 L' N4 \7 ?( S8 e- m * m6 T: p: @% Q( I+ _; w9 h “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:6 R3 \0 r2 ~2 b& E7 Y4 r
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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。 / }+ Z" ^3 C( d6 f3 [" V$ Q5 z+ f2 y( ?. }
“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。" M9 Y; m0 b2 p- ?1 z+ g
5 m2 T+ b3 t" b7 }6 Y& w, y China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。 3 j+ @" z/ v0 c+ T+ ?8 J5 H; h R4 X2 R( p9 v
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。 n& U3 }& {! l( Q8 a8 g' ~; k5 f * s5 Y! y" _4 j- W& n( I. ] 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。( [5 J' I2 k" c- K+ n9 ]) h
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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。# T$ ?9 w6 i( }
( M3 U- J! o9 O8 P V- z4 _( _ 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.▲(