Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 11, 2007 16:48
16 yrs ago
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Chinese term
赶工
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Human Resources
Sentence context: 为了赶工，我有时会忽视工作细节。
现代汉语词典 interperates 赶工 as "为按时或提前完成任务而加快进度"
Here is what I can think of. Any comments are appreciated !
1. Sometimes I skip the details of work to meet
deadline.
2. Sometimes I skip the details to get over work.
3. Sometimes I skip the details of work in an attempt
to speed up work to meet schedule.
现代汉语词典 interperates 赶工 as "为按时或提前完成任务而加快进度"
Here is what I can think of. Any comments are appreciated !
1. Sometimes I skip the details of work to meet
deadline.
2. Sometimes I skip the details to get over work.
3. Sometimes I skip the details of work in an attempt
to speed up work to meet schedule.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | rush a job |
karcsy
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| 5 +4 | get my work done faster |
Caroline Moreno
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| 3 +4 | in the rush to beat the deadline |
Huijun Suo
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| 5 | work one's socks off.... |
Serena Huang
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Proposed translations
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rush a job
either working faster than usual hence might skip some steps or processes or work overtime.
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Note added at 14分钟 (2007-09-11 17:03:36 GMT)
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Sometimes I skip on the details when I am rushing a job.
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Note added at 4小时 (2007-09-11 21:14:48 GMT)
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...Rushing a job always risks compromising its quality. Also, make sure the source material is well written. You can never generate a great translation from a ...
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rush - definition of rush by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...2. rush - done under pressure; "a rush job". rushed · hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; ...
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Note added at 14分钟 (2007-09-11 17:03:36 GMT)
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Sometimes I skip on the details when I am rushing a job.
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Note added at 4小时 (2007-09-11 21:14:48 GMT)
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...Rushing a job always risks compromising its quality. Also, make sure the source material is well written. You can never generate a great translation from a ...
visionarymarketing.com/articles/lostintranslation.html - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
I don’t want to make mistakes by rushing the job at the end of the 6 hour period allowed for ...
blog.didierstevens.com/tag/certification/ - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
rush - definition of rush by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus ...2. rush - done under pressure; "a rush job". rushed · hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/rush - 47k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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LoyalTrans
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感恩！
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orientalhorizon
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感恩！
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Malcolm Mayfield
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感恩！
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Huijun Suo
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感恩！
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Jason Ma
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感恩！
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks a lot"
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Huijun Suo
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in the rush to beat the deadline
Not sure how native speakers would find it. Your translation is very good, esp. version 1.
Peer comment(s):
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Yi Yuan (X)
: Or "In order to beat a deadline".
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Thanks for your suggestion!
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LoyalTrans
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Thanks Robert!
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orientalhorizon
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Thanks orientalhorizon!
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Jason Ma
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Thanks Martin!
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Caroline Moreno
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Quality, timely Chinese translation.
Native in: English
Works in: Chinese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
get my work done faster
I would translate the whole thing like this:
为了赶工，我有时会忽视工作细节。
In order to get my work done faster, I sometimes ignore the details of the work.
为了赶工，我有时会忽视工作细节。
In order to get my work done faster, I sometimes ignore the details of the work.
Peer comment(s):
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LoyalTrans
: also good
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Thank you Robert!
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orientalhorizon
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Thanks orientalhorizon!
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Huijun Suo
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Thank you Huijun!
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Jason Ma
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Thanks Martin!
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work one's socks off....
Demotic expressions, permissible among friends but not in any formal document or speech: to bust one's hump, or bust a gut, or to work one's socks off; in America, to work one's ass off.
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