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Jun 17, 2008 03:07
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English term

to play a disproportionate role

English to Chinese Bus/Financial Finance (general)
原文:Chinese inflation has surged at an 8.3 per cent average annual rate over the four months ending May 2008, the sharpest sustained increase on a year-on-year basis since the mid 1990s. China's inflation problem is much deeper than the food and energy price shocks that thus far have played a disproportionate role in driving its consumer price index higher.
问题:to play a disproportionate role是不是起到主要作用的意思?
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所占比重过大

整句是说,食品能源价格在CPI指数的涨幅中所占比重过大(如果剔除这两项价格,核心通胀率就会低很多,这也就是为什么很多人认为中国只是“结构性”通胀的原因),但中国的通胀情况远比食品能源价格上涨要复杂的多(much deeper)。换言之,虽然食品能源价格上扬表现最为突出,但实际上中国的通胀是全面通胀,只是被食品能源的暴涨所掩盖。
Note from asker:
Thanks, Mr. Solid!
Peer comment(s):

agree orientalhorizon
36 mins
thanks!
agree Jack Qin
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "最透彻的解释。 谢谢大家!"
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影响过多地

disproportionate = too much or too little relative to something else 不成比例的;不相称的 eg We spend a disproportionate amount of our money on rent. 我们的钱花在房租上的比例太大。 (朗文进阶词典)



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Note from asker:
谢谢lai an!
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起到过大的作用

disproportionate:

relatively too large or small, etc; out of proportion过大或过小的; 不成比例的: You spend a disproportionateamount of your time on sport. 你在运动方面花费的时间过多.
按照实际报道理解,食物和能源价格对消费者价格指数起到过大的作用

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Note added at 24 mins (2008-06-17 03:32:28 GMT)
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http://news2.eastmoney.com/080612,859666.html
5月份全国居民消费价格同比上涨7.7% 城市上涨7.3%
一、食品类价格同比上涨19.9%。
六、车用燃料及零配件价格上涨8.1%,
八、居住类价格同比上涨7.1%。其中,水、电及燃料价格上涨7.9%,建房及装修材料价格上涨7.4%,租房价格上涨4.4%。
这个比例是不是大了点。
Note from asker:
谢谢Alvin!
谢谢您补充的数据。
Peer comment(s):

agree chica nueva
10 mins
thanks
agree LoyalTrans : 意思不错
20 mins
thanks
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作用更为突出

与食品和能源价格上涨相比,通货膨胀在推动消费价格指数上升方面作用更为突出。

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Note added at 30 mins (2008-06-17 03:38:04 GMT)
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如果要具体翻译后面一句的话,我觉得可以是:
中国的通货膨胀问题远比食品和能源价格上涨严重,因此在推动消费价格指数上升方面作用更为突出。
Note from asker:
谢谢Lily! 我与您有点分歧:我理解最后一句大意是通胀问题较食品和能源价格冲击更为严重。that thus far have played...修饰price shocks. 不知我理解的对吗?
Peer comment(s):

agree Wendy Zeng : agree
2 mins
Thanks, Wendy.
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