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stay ahead of the curve

Chinese translation: 保持领先

08:09 Mar 8, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
English term or phrase: stay ahead of the curve
“As a company, we had a long tradition of trying to stay ahead of the curve,”

This is a sentence from an IT article.
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Kevin Zhang
China
Local time: 19:41
Chinese translation:保持领先
Explanation:
保持领先；领先一步
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clearwater
China
Local time: 19:41
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5 +6保持领先
clearwater
4在关键时刻保持领先
Julia Zou
4领先潮流
Milton Guo


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
保持领先


Explanation:
保持领先；领先一步

clearwater
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
在关键时刻保持领先


Explanation:
curve是指赛车时的弯道，弯道处是比赛的一个关键环节，技术好的选手可在这里拉大领先的距离，而对稍微落后的选手而言，弯道也是他们赶超前面选手的一个重要机会。
因此不妨将stay ahead of the curve译为“在关键时刻保持领先”。如果有更多的上下文，比如知道这家公司是在技术上领先，那么还可以翻译为：在”技术弯道处”保持领先；如果这家公司是在销售业绩上领先，也可以翻译为：在“销售弯道处”保持领先。
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[中域电讯欢迎您]- [ Translate this page ]如果把一年比作一个赛圈，那一年之中的春节、五一、十一、元旦等重大节假日、黄金周无疑成为改写赛道位次的关键弯道。在这几个“销售的弯道”中把握好大局，就能在销售 ...
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Note added at 1 day18 mins (2008-03-09 08:27:43 GMT)
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Clearwater, curve 也有弯道的意思啊。请看下面的例子：
It doesn't just simulate the car; it simulates the racing driver, too. ... so in theory, the best driver should always stay ahead of the curve. ...
www.videogamer.com/pc/egt/review.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

另外，如果你觉得是曲线，那么是什么曲线呢？销售曲线吗？
我感觉这个短语最初可能就是用于赛车，但现在被广泛应用于各种普遍意义的竞争中了。

Julia Zou
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neutral  clearwater: 这个curve是曲线，而不是弯道。
42 mins
  -> 弯道的英文也是curve。
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
领先潮流


Explanation:
curve还是要译出来

Milton Guo
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