Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
南北转战
English translation:
undertake/do projects throughout China
Added to glossary by
Julia Zou
Jan 7, 2007 11:22
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
南北转战
Chinese to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
集团公司凭借雄厚实力，南北转战，业绩辉煌，近几年先后建了许多工程， 例如：．．．．．
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | undertake/do projects throughout China |
Julia Zou
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| 4 | launched campain around China |
Ming Fu, Qi
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| 3 | Fighting around |
Min Xuanping
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| 3 | commitment |
A-Trans
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| 3 | covered many regions |
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undertake/do projects throughout China
我觉得此处的 “南北转战”只能意译，否则如果直译成“fight both in the south and in the north"，那么读者首先会认为这个公司真的是在打仗，其次，south 和 north 的指代也不清楚。 实际上，根据上下文， “南北转战”是指该集团公司在中国的各个地方做了很多项目（“南北”应该是借代“整个中国”）。译文为：undertake/do projects throughout China，当然这里用现在完成时较好。
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Min Xuanping
China
China
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China
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Native in: Chinese (Variant: Mandarin) 
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Fighting around
it is used for your reference
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Note added at 30 mins (2007-01-07 11:52:12 GMT)
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Fighting in different places is better, I guess
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Note added at 30 mins (2007-01-07 11:52:12 GMT)
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Fighting in different places is better, I guess
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commitment
i found this sentence:南北转战，东西兼程。历时数年，前后共有数百个工程项目分布在祖国大地.
i think it is referring to the company's commitment through this analogy
Example sentence:
"In recent years our rich resources, commitment and excellence have allowed us to complete a number of projects, for example…"
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Ming Fu, Qi
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
English-Chinese Localization Expert
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Simplified)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
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launched campain around China
Group company,drawing on its ample strength, has launched campain around China and achieved outstanding achievements. In the last few years, we have successively completed many projects.
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covered many regions
battled north and south, left marks in many parts
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