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教您为难

English translation: put you in a difficult position

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Chinese term or phrase:教您为难
English translation:put you in a difficult position
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

10:02 Jul 9, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Interview
Chinese term or phrase: 教您为难
The context: 公司内部升迁的面谈话题

在您至今的职场生涯里，您对公司的成功做出怎样的贡献？
您可能还会加强哪些方面以对公司的成功做出更大的贡献？
在您的职业中，组织工作有何重要性？
在职场上曾经有过哪些组织上的障碍{教您为难}？
您又是如何排除那些障碍的？
您认为，虽然不很确定但迅速做出决策好呢？
还是仔细考量、慢慢行动的好？
请您描述，从时间的角度及后果来看，您的决策和行动对公司会有怎样的影响。


The question: 教您为难
This is a back translation. The translator seems to have done a lot of "cultural adaptation" which might get totally lost in the back translation. However, I would like to know if the right sense has been preserved in the translation.

Any sensible back translation is welcome. Thanks in advance!
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:14
(have) put you in a difficult position
Explanation:
Examples:

"The agency your colleague was dealing with would have been put in a difficult position with the employer..."
sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2590/top_tips_for_using_agencies

"The best career strategy is always being prepared for the next position or a .... for a better position and/or avoid staying in a difficult position."
www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrantz/ime499/colloq3.htm

"should you find yourself in a difficult position with your new firm..."
www.careercounsel.co.uk/career_myths_faqs.php
Selected response from:

FourSeasons
Local time: 00:14
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4embarrass you
Scott Liang
4(have) put you in a difficult position
FourSeasons
3made you feel difficult
Nai-Ching Ting


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
made you feel difficult


Explanation:
made you feel difficult (perplexed in making a decision)

Nai-Ching Ting
Local time: 17:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
embarrass you


Explanation:
embarrass 使人为难

Scott Liang
China
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. I am wondering if organisational hindrances can embarrass a decision maker. If they can, it will be all right to understand the sentence that way.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(have) put you in a difficult position


Explanation:
Examples:

"The agency your colleague was dealing with would have been put in a difficult position with the employer..."
sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2590/top_tips_for_using_agencies

"The best career strategy is always being prepared for the next position or a .... for a better position and/or avoid staying in a difficult position."
www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrantz/ime499/colloq3.htm

"should you find yourself in a difficult position with your new firm..."
www.careercounsel.co.uk/career_myths_faqs.php


FourSeasons
Local time: 00:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. Your suggestion confirms the correctness of the translation. The company wants to know whether the person interviewed is able to get along/around the organisational hindrances which might occur in the company's organisation or not. The way how he/she overcome the organisational hindrances may show quite clearly his/her leading style. It is about the appropriation of position and power. Since the interviewed might be promoted to a higher position, it is important to examine his/her leading style which may have a positive or negative impact on the organisation.

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