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ambiguity about what is expected of him/her

Chinese translation: 不能确定对他/她的期望是什么

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English term or phrase:	ambiguity about what is expected of him/her
Chinese translation:	不能确定对他/她的期望是什么
Entered by:	Julia Zou

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09:28 Sep 7, 2008

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English term or phrase: ambiguity about what is expected of him/her

This is about the candidate’s ability to deal with ambiguities surrounding problems, objectives and conflicting objectives; ambiguity about what is expected of him/her.

Thank you in advance!

Julia Zou KudoZ activity Questions: 608 (none open) (55 closed without grading) Answers: 1012 China
Local time: 07:10

不能确定对他/她的期望是什么

Explanation:
这里应该是指“不确定性”。整句的措辞可视翻译文本的语气调整表达方式。

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Note added at 42 mins (2008-09-07 10:10:54 GMT)
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观察一个人处理“不确定情况”的行为模式，最能断定他的处事能力，也就是断定他接受衡量过的冒险能力。在职场上经常会遇到某些资料信息不完整的情况，但在同时却必须做出决定，好让事情能够进行；人格发展健全的人会知道可以采取怎样的方式冒险，即使错了也不会太难修正或将责任推些给别人，而是自己可以担负责任，可以不用耗费太大代价修正路线。

在你的句子里，那个分号可以视为中文的“顿号”或“冒号”；视为“顿号”时，ambiguity about what is expected of him/her可以是前面所述的不确定情况之外的另一项；视为“冒号”时，可以解读为前面已列出的不确定情况的总结说明。

我想，这个翻译必须放在更大范围的语境来看，所以你可以不用害怕怎样的解读才会是正确的，因为这也正是处理翻译文本不确定情况的一种考验，某种偏差风险必须暂时承担，后头有更明确的信息后才有可能进一步修正。这里无法期待“一枪毙命”的翻译。

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Note added at 56 mins (2008-09-07 10:25:34 GMT)
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简单说，从你这个文本看来，这是用来测验人员的灵活性所作的题目，因此这样的翻译只要方向对了，可以有多种的表达方式，重要的是整体内容的一致性要能掌握，细节可以完成后在调整。我没看全文，所以暂时这样作答。你自行斟酌。

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Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 07:10

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Thank you very much!
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不能确定对他/她的期望是什么

Wenjer Leuschel

职责模糊不清

Jason Young

对其模糊不定的期待；对其期待模糊不定

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Discussion entries: 3

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

不能确定对他/她的期望是什么

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 07:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

Thank you very much!

Notes to answerer

Asker: 这里的“ambiguity about what is expected of him/her” 在句子里应该是做什么成分呢？前面是分号，应该是和什么并列呢？我有些看不明白。还请您多指教。谢谢！

5 hrs confidence:

对其模糊不定的期待；对其期待模糊不定

Explanation:
对其模糊不定的期待；对其期待模糊不定

Ritchest
Local time: 07:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

5 hrs confidence:

职责模糊不清

Explanation:
deal with ambiguities surrounding ... and ambiguities about...，作者似乎是在用不同的词（surrounding和about）来表示“关于”，再往下也可以有regarding, concerning等等。仅供参考。

Jason Young
China
Local time: 07:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 15

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Sep 8, 2008 - Changes made by Julia Zou:
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