Feb 16, 2008 06:13
17 yrs ago
English term
China
the farm
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
Cybercrime attack
In short, corporate IT professionals have to bolster their server, PC and network security technology, but more important, they need to make sure the people they support are aware of social engineering tactics that could prompt them to unwittingly give away {the farm}. Or their bank account. Or their business.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +6 | FYI |
H. J. Zhang
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| 3 +4 | give away the farm = give away trade secrets |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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5 hrs
English term (edited):
give away the farm
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FYI
清水兄，我也帮你查了一圈。内容比较多，我另起一个写了。
lai an 的第一句引文很支持“泄露机密”的解读，但可惜，出处那里几个人都认为这里作者误用了这个俗语，泄露机密是 give away the game。而 give away the farm 大概指贱价卖了，没卖应有的好价钱。
Yahoo answers 有一个tread，http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071130070448AA...，几乎所有人都是上述后面一个理解。
http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/give-away-the-farm-because-...，此文说到“because the barn costs more”，相比之下，有些东西贱卖一下值得，因为可能丢了芝麻捡西瓜。
这个词有可能本义是贱卖，但怎么地就和give away the game混了，导致有人会用来指泄露机密。从你这个具体的行文来说，也是理解为泄露机密最合适。
至于give away the business，我觉得这里没有重复，give away本来就有多重意思，可以分开指，这里是递进一步，把整个公司给断送了。
应你要求，只供参考：）
lai an 的第一句引文很支持“泄露机密”的解读，但可惜，出处那里几个人都认为这里作者误用了这个俗语，泄露机密是 give away the game。而 give away the farm 大概指贱价卖了，没卖应有的好价钱。
Yahoo answers 有一个tread，http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071130070448AA...，几乎所有人都是上述后面一个理解。
http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/give-away-the-farm-because-...，此文说到“because the barn costs more”，相比之下，有些东西贱卖一下值得，因为可能丢了芝麻捡西瓜。
这个词有可能本义是贱卖，但怎么地就和give away the game混了，导致有人会用来指泄露机密。从你这个具体的行文来说，也是理解为泄露机密最合适。
至于give away the business，我觉得这里没有重复，give away本来就有多重意思，可以分开指，这里是递进一步，把整个公司给断送了。
应你要求，只供参考：）
Peer comment(s):
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orientalhorizon
: 不错。本义是低价送人了、随随便便就处理掉了，转一下为开始让步了、软蛋了、还没怎么地就轻易把底线给露了。转义后较符合此处上下文，再转一下即是泄密了。另一说确实有可能转自GIVE AWAY THE GAME。
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rushidao
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happyzane
1 day 2 mins
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William He
1 day 45 mins
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Jinhang Wang
: give away的意思是免费给与、白送或以极低的价格出售
1 day 2 hrs
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Danbing HE
3 days 34 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "多谢！"
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3 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
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Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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give away the farm = give away trade secrets
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"Business managers should not give away the farm - they should not divluge information that could
damage themselves."
"Often it can be challenging to write for your potential clients AND for the editors. For your potential clients you want to write something that shows you're en expert but without “giving away the farm”. The editors and publishers have a different take on things. They're not there to sell you business, they was readers and that means they need to provide valuable content. Basically, you might not have to give away the farm but you will have to say good-bye to a few of the chickens."
"Business managers should not give away the farm - they should not divluge information that could
damage themselves."
"Often it can be challenging to write for your potential clients AND for the editors. For your potential clients you want to write something that shows you're en expert but without “giving away the farm”. The editors and publishers have a different take on things. They're not there to sell you business, they was readers and that means they need to provide valuable content. Basically, you might not have to give away the farm but you will have to say good-bye to a few of the chickens."
Peer comment(s):
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H. J. Zhang
: 详细分析较长，参下条，支持你的解读：）
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Thank you!
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orientalhorizon
: 此处综合起来意思只能是这样。
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Milton Guo
: 泄密，最后断送生意。 Very good
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Joy-KC
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