大浪淘沙
English translation: sifting process
| 16:31 Jul 6, 2009 |
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|  Selected response from: Michael Lickorish Australia Local time: 11:59 | ||||||
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| 3 | A selection process |
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| 3 | "Gold and Sand" |
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| 3 | sifting process |
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| 2 | the fit survives and the weak gets eliminated |
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2 hrs confidence: 
A selection process Explanation: ...a selection process... |
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"Gold and Sand" Explanation: http://www.dianying.com/en/title/dlt1977 Name of a film (PRC) 1977 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-07-07 02:44:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:Xok1XsfB1mcJ:www.itzhe.... 在这个大浪淘沙的过程中，支付行业前景何去何从？ in the process that cleans out sand in this sea, pay industry foreground what course to follow? http://www.itzhe.cn/news/20090527/391585.html purging, cleansing ?? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-07-07 02:46:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'trimming fat' ? 'streamlining'? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-07-07 02:47:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'winnowing' ? |
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10 hrs confidence:
the fit survives and the weak gets eliminated Explanation: Does this fit the context? |
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12 hrs confidence:
sifting process Explanation: Also "filtering" or lai an's "winnowing" would do. Other phrases that might be used, depending on context, include "sorting the wheat from the chaff," "sorting the men from the boys" and "cream rises to the top". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-07-07 23:03:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I am not sure this phrase can be translated without changing the structure a little. The author is evoking Darwinian selection, which is elegantly captured by the Chinese idiom, but not easily reduced to a single adjective in English. I would use "a process of Darwinian survival" or "a selective process wherein the fit survive and the weak are eliminated" (thanks Denyce). "Selective" and "eliminative" are open to misinterpretation if used without qualifiers. If you must have one word, I think lai an's "winnowing process" is the best (but even then, it begs for a qualifier, eg. "...is a winnowing process wherein the fit survive and the weak are eliminated"). Hope this helps. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.hrworkbench.com/eng/l-recruitment-sifting.html Reference: http://www.shl.com/WhatWeDo/PersonalityAssessment/Pages/Quic... |
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