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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | English term or phrase: Good enough for government work | Even the phrase “Good enough for government work” can’t come close to touching this discrepancy.
前文是讲实际的财政赤字比官方报告中所述的要严重15倍（即官方数据与真实数据不符）。
这里的 “Good enough for government work” 应该是作者从报刊文章中的引用的一句话，请问该怎么翻译为好？ |
|  Jie LIUKudoZ activityQuestions: 15 ( 1 open) ( 4 closed without grading) Answers: 59
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| | Chinese translation:粗制滥造/惨不忍睹 | Explanation:
首先，此短语与汉语中的“政府”没有关系
Alina提供的reference(http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/good_enough_for_government_wor...
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Originated in World War II. When something was "good enough for Government work" it meant it could pass the most rigorous of standards. Over the years it took on an ironic meaning that is now the primary sense, referring to poorly executed work.
"Government work" is also a term for the manufacture of something on company time for personal use. For example, a custom trailer hitch made at a welding shop for the welder himself on the afternoon shift with no supervisors around is government work. Commonly heard in Ontario, Canada and northeast U.S.
此处的含义应该是现今常用的含义，即poorly executed work，并带讽刺意味。
Even the phrase “Good enough for government work” can’t come close to touching this discrepancy.
这句话可以理解为：即使是很差劲的词也很难比这样的巨大悬殊（实际的财政赤字比官方报告中所述的要严重15倍）还要令人汗颜/吃惊了。换句话说，这个悬殊失望到了令人难以相信/无法接受的地步。
试译：
即使是“粗制滥造（/惨不忍睹/豆腐渣工程）”一词无法形容这种悬殊/天壤之别。 |
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