1·But particularly when viewed against America's turbulent past, today's social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.
但特别是当我们回顾美国动荡的过去时，今天的社会指数很难表明一个黑暗和恶化的社会环境。
2·But the indices, although they have their attractions, are already under attack from traditionalists.
尽管指数也自有其吸引力，但是它已经受到传统主义者的攻击。
3·First and foremost, the two indices use different averaging formulae when calculating price changes for each individual item.
第一，这两个指数在计算单项产品的价格变化时套用了不同的平均值公式。
4·That was the mistake made in the 1970s, when officials deluded themselves that inflation was under control by excluding ever more prices from their indices.
在1970年，官员们就曾经因为从价格指数中排除了过多的价格种类而导致错误的低估了通胀的可能性。
5·We don't understand what causes individual stocks or entire market indices to move.
我们不懂得是什么使单个股票或者整个市场的指数变动。