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08:39 Oct 4, 2007

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English term or phrase: To travel extensively blowing things up!

Q: What were your expectations when you started at Orica?
A: To travel extensively blowing things up!

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Julia Zou KudoZ activity Questions: 608 (none open) (55 closed without grading) Answers: 1012 China
Local time: 05:25

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

到处旅行去爆破

Wenjer Leuschel

4 +3

周游列国执行爆破的职务

FourSeasons

蹋遍千山万水，致力四处开花

orientalhorizon

频繁出差，鼓舞士气，或者提振业绩

Zhiqin_Chen

Discussion entries: 2

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to travel extensively blowing things up! 到处旅行去爆破

Explanation:
一种说法。

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 05:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 27

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to travel extensively blowing things up! 周游列国执行爆破的职务

Explanation:
The company works in the "explosives and blasting" business. So this guy expects that he will be travelling on business all the time, "blasting" things abroad.

FourSeasons
Local time: 23:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

to travel extensively blowing things up! 频繁出差，鼓舞士气，或者提振业绩

Explanation:
我认为结合上下文，这个意思比较好。经常出差，到公司的各个点，去推动工作。

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-04 10:57:12 GMT)
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不好意思，这个公司还真是做爆破的。收回。

Zhiqin_Chen
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of:

Chinese

3 days22 hrs confidence:

to travel extensively blowing things up! 蹋遍千山万水，致力四处开花

Explanation:
此处有双关意味，一方面到处走，需要爆破就炸它一下，一方面说明这样的目的就是要有所作为，把业绩搞大。听起来很有恢谐意味，既点出了业务性质，又舒发了抱负。

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Note added at 3 days22 hrs (2007-10-08 07:19:29 GMT)
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此处“四处开花”也可以作双关解，一方面是爆破时的“四处开花”，一方面是成就“四处开花”。

orientalhorizon
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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