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move the needle on a social issue

Chinese translation: 在解决社会问题上有实质性/重大的进展

08:38 Oct 21, 2013
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / social enterprises
English term or phrase: move the needle on a social issue
Pioneered in the UK, Social Impact Bonds have since been adopted in the US, Canada, Mexico and Australia. And in the words of their creator Sir Ronald Cohen, ‘As more and more examples emerge from all regions of the world […] one begins to get the sense that there's no stopping this idea whose time has come. Things will change rapidly over the next five to ten years. If investors can find the same courage the early institutional backers of the venture capital industry found, we will see talented social entrepreneurs build large, effective organizations that {move the needle on a social issue} and deliver acceptable financial returns at the same time.’
社会问题方面推动发展？
clearwater
China
Local time: 03:49
Chinese translation:在解决社会问题上有实质性/重大的进展
Explanation:
more the needle-Make a significant difference. This would be referring to the needle of a measurement instrument; moving the needle would be really showing up on the measurement scale.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_move_the_needle_mean?#sl...
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Ying Li
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
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谢谢！
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2在解决社会问题上有实质性/重大的进展
Ying Li
4推动某个社会问题的解决
Jacky Ye


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
推动某个社会问题的解决


Explanation:

Move the Needle：To positively impact or move a project forward

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Note added at 27 mins (2013-10-21 09:05:30 GMT)
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See also: http://www.wordsense.eu/move_the_needle/

to move the needle
To shift the situation in some area, activity, sphere etc. to a noticeable degree.
We need to move the needle on global poverty.


    Reference: http://www.cheesycorporatelingo.com/dictionary/move-the-need...
    Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/179615-what-do...
Jacky Ye
China
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 332
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
在解决社会问题上有实质性/重大的进展


Explanation:
more the needle-Make a significant difference. This would be referring to the needle of a measurement instrument; moving the needle would be really showing up on the measurement scale.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_move_the_needle_mean?#sl...

Ying Li
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
谢谢！

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