標(biāo)題: 新聞英語：“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 [打印本頁] 作者: 華夏宏峰 時間: 2012-4-1 04:27 標(biāo)題: 新聞英語：“幸福指數(shù)”怎么翻 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。' ~$ q7 y5 h9 x$ f& `
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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. 5 C1 o9 M6 n6 l4 O4 M* p" n3 {, {! O/ O6 _6 T
正譯：The result of a survey by CCTV shows that the people’s happiness index in our country was 44.7 in 2010.# |) N L/ R* U0 @. x6 W2 T% {
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解釋：quotient 的意思是 a number which is the result when one number is divided by another，是一個數(shù)被另一個數(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： 5 U, @3 a* [4 e- x( H, ^8 M9 f( ]# n( E2 k
1. 當(dāng)6被2 除時，商是3。When six is divided by two, the quotient is three。7 _0 d3 ^; v% d. H6 _& |
. c+ g3 g* N9 m: ?$ |4 X* y2 U “指數(shù)”的第一個意思是純數(shù)學(xué)概念，表示“一個數(shù)目自乘若干次的數(shù)字”。英語可以譯為 index, index number, exponent, power。例如： ! t U& b; i* _# [% b - s4 |: S& ?, }$ G$ ?2 ^' ?& \ 2. 指數(shù)是一個數(shù)學(xué)符號，表明一個數(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。" D( T7 L# N' }3 b: X) r' p
, g9 O! r# J6 v: s' ]% p7 f) k “指數(shù)”的第二個意思是經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)概念，表明“經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)象變動的程度”。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個月的新高。6 l" k, l5 |& G7 N& ~' d: j
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China's economy continued its rapid expansion in March as the inflation index climbed to a 32-month high。 , `# _. H+ H( G" L' {5 {) M* |, C Y1 Z/ f" w6 p/ t2 S6 c" h! q D9 {8 \7 o
4. 居民消費價格指數(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。5 e" g& z' R9 f' A
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5. 在這個亞洲國家，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。. C/ G2 B, H6 ~ g: ]! C+ h
+ _ L% `9 x/ s# k/ F% q; m8 J' a 6. 今天上午道瓊斯指數(shù)跌了15點。The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning。$ c* c4 t0 ?2 |$ W- A* ?6 ^
# Q& m# r( S* e: A5 ^2 X2 e 7. 在這個歐洲國家，就業(yè)指數(shù)在過去三個月里從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.▲(