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floor / ceiling

Chinese translation: 地板/天花板

14:35 Nov 16, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: floor / ceiling
Take steps to ensure that the Green Credit Policy is a Floor, Not a Ceiling
采取措施确保绿色信贷政策成为一个“地板”，而不是“天花板”

大家可有更好的建议？
oceano
China
Local time: 11:55
Chinese translation:地板/天花板
Explanation:
确保绿色信贷政策成为“地板”，而不是“天花板”,去掉"一个"。
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Mark Chen
Local time: 11:55
Grading comment
谢谢各位！这个平台真好，跟大家学到不少东西。
Norman Li的提示也非常有帮助，可是kudos系统不允许分享分数，抱歉！
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9底线/上限
Norman Li
3 +3地板/天花板
Mark Chen
4(秉承)最高标准，而非最低标准
Michael Tang
4最低要求 / 最高要求
shanmididi
3 -1起点/终点
Rensheng Qi


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
起点/终点


Explanation:
More context preferred.

Rensheng Qi
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  idaixom: 这句话似翻为以下较为贴切：应采取措施确保绿色信贷政策落到实处，而非流于形式。
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
地板/天花板


Explanation:
确保绿色信贷政策成为“地板”，而不是“天花板”,去掉"一个"。

Mark Chen
Local time: 11:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
谢谢各位！这个平台真好，跟大家学到不少东西。
Norman Li的提示也非常有帮助，可是kudos系统不允许分享分数，抱歉！

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 确保绿色信贷政策成为立人的“地板”，而非限高的“天花板”。
12 mins
  -> thank you very much.
agree  TRANS4CHINA
9 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Jason Young
12 hrs
  -> thanks
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
底线/上限


Explanation:
比较直白，但应该是这个意思

Norman Li
China
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Zou
0 min
  -> Thank you!
agree  Shirley Lao: (or) 下限/上限 floor=lower limit; ceiling=upper limit
9 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Donglai Lou (X)
24 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Gertrude Tsau
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Yi Yuan (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  clearwater
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  TRANS4CHINA
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  William He
10 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Jason Young
12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 这个建议是正统的答案，没有错，只是“底线”没有表达出Floor的一语双关。
14 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(秉承)最高标准，而非最低标准


Explanation:
这较符合中文表达

Michael Tang
China
Local time: 11:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
最低要求 / 最高要求


Explanation:
采取措施确保绿色信贷政策是最低要求，而不是最高要求。

（基本同意“地板/天花板”，但感觉这种说法不是很formal，应该根据整个文章的风格来确定译法）

shanmididi
Canada
Local time: 20:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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