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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。
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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.% ?& \, D0 c# @& @4 l. b
1 j( n0 k% r3 V* ]& W% h( _3 y 正譯: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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6 y- u: O1 g& ]% Z 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?!靶腋V笖?shù)”應(yīng)譯為 happiness index。例如:
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1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時(shí),商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。
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/ d2 [9 x$ `5 ] “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”。英語可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如:; ]% D: {! N$ K# N3 A" a
1 J6 B/ j1 a) i7 e' j3 z 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。
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" N" F$ u7 ?* E/ {4 \ “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(gè)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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+ B8 U4 S) Z* S5 j1 Y/ A4 P 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(gè)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。6 O+ {& [" ~( P, R" J+ ]9 A
( t7 P1 t1 f k' v: c5 c0 _4 e 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。
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2 x3 u+ J3 s- {& b 7. 在這個(gè)歐洲國家,就業(yè)指數(shù)在過去三個(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.▲( |
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