新建房屋的数目是国家繁荣的一个有用指标。
The number of new houses being built is a good index of a country's prosperity.
作为地球气候变化的指标，同位素记录有两个优势。
As an indicator of shifts in the Earth's climate, the isotope record has two advantages.
然而，这些测量也仅是婴儿感知能力的“间接”指标。
However, these measures are only "indirect" indicators of the infant's perceptual abilities.
数值的增长被用来作为显示新型激励下增长利益的量化指标。
Numerical increases are used as quantifiable indicators of heightened interest in the new stimulus.
但这并不是唯一的指标，而且矛盾的是，它的重要性正在下降。
But it's not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining.
一个人对身体形象的看法与其收入及其他职场成功指标有关联吗？
Does a person's own perception of body image matter to earnings and other indicators of success in the workplace?
限制热量摄入的动物在与年龄相关的疾病风险指标上也表现得更好。
The caloric-restricted animals also look better on indicators of risk for age-related diseases.
这些史前定居点周围环境变化的一个关键指标是当地曾使用的木材。
One key indicator of change in the environment surrounding these prehistoric settlements is the wood that was used there.
磷是一个非常重要的指标，表明人们在定居点驯养了马，大量的马。
Phosphorus is a very significant indicator that horses, large numbers of horses were being kept in the settlements.
现在，思考一下这三个同化的指标——语言、房屋拥有权和异族通婚。
Now, consider three indices of assimilation—language, home ownership and intermarriage.
体重并不总是健康的最佳指标，瘦的人仍然需要吃得好，有规律地锻炼。
Body weight is not always the best indicator of health and a thin person still needs to eat well and exercise regularly.
因为健康的储蓄率是衡量一个国家长期金融健康状况最可靠的指标之一。
Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country's long-term financial health.
比起最终只能影响到少数人的财务指标，这样的价值观往往更能激励员工。
Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets, which ultimately only concern a few people.
头围是大脑体积的一个衡量指标，所以新生儿头围越大，表明他们的大脑发育越快。
Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth.
在考虑与严重慢性疾病相关的风险因素时，我们通常会想到胆固醇、血压和体重等健康指标。
When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases, we often think about health indicators such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and body weight.
一些指标，如2000年机会平等项目所衡量的收入不平等，在过去16年里只出现了恶化。
Some of the indicators such as income inequality, measured by the Equality of Opportunity Project for the year 2000, have only worsened in the past 16 years.
衡量智力的一个更真实的指标是，你是否每天都过着高效、快乐的生活，并且每时每刻都过着这样的生活。
A truer indicator of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day.
答案是，这些经济指标有一个基本的错误：它们没有显示出维持进步的资源使用与会损害进步的资源使用之间的区别。
The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that sustain progress and those uses that will hurt it.
人们首先想到的是某种全球统计数据，某种指标，它将对各国的经济和环境条件进行评级，并显示出两者之间的关系。
Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic, some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show a relationship between the two.
他们使用的数据集不包括经济数据，所以研究人员转而研究2013至2016年幸福感的下降是否与经济指标有关。
The dataset they used did not include economic data, so instead the researchers looked at whether the 2013-16 wellbeing decline was tracking economic indicators.
自2008年全球经济崩溃以来，经济复苏初现苗头，但在卫生和教育等关键指标方面，主要经济体的经济状况仍持续下滑。
Yes, there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline.
自2008年全球经济崩溃以来，经济复苏初现苗头，但在卫生和教育等领域的关键指标上，主要经济体的状况仍持续下滑。
There has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline.
婴儿死亡率是社会经济状况的可靠指标。
Infant mortality is a reliable barometer of socio-economic conditions.
汽车销售量的激增被视为经济回升的指标。
The surge in car sales was regarded as an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy.
我现在要回家了—我已完成了今天的工作指标。
医生诊单上的病人数被看作是衡量他们工作努力程度的可靠指标。
The number of patients on a doctor's list was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard they work.
但在2012年左右，这些指标开始下降。
研究表明，解决冲突是婚姻满意度的重要预测指标。
Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.
高中成绩或平均绩点是预测大学成绩最常用的两个指标。
Scores or their grade point averages in high school are the two measures most commonly used to predict college performance.
高中成绩或平均绩点是预测大学成绩最常用的两个指标。
Scores or their grade point averages in high school are the two measures most commonly used to predict college performance.
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