Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at whole expense--how to put it correctly.
Chinese translation:
费用全部由公用事业公司负担
Added to glossary by
Edward LIU
Apr 21, 2005 15:22
19 yrs ago
English term
at whole expense--how to put it correctly.
English to Chinese
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The context is as follows--
Work accomplished by the utility company.at whole expense.
I don;t know the whole expense falls on which party, the utility company, or the users. So how should i put at whole expense in this case.
Work accomplished by the utility company.at whole expense.
I don;t know the whole expense falls on which party, the utility company, or the users. So how should i put at whole expense in this case.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | 费用全部由公用事业公司负担。 |
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| 5 | 一切费用 |
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Proposed translations
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费用全部由公用事业公司负担。
费用全部由公用事业公司负担。
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Note added at 49 mins (2005-04-21 16:11:45 GMT)
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You need to refer to a larger context, then.
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Note added at 49 mins (2005-04-21 16:11:45 GMT)
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You need to refer to a larger context, then.
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Twinpens (X)
: Utility companies include electricity, water, phone, cable and gas. How to translate utility company into Chinese?
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Thanks,it is difficult to find a specific term for it.
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一切费用
一切费用
Discussion
I am not sure whether it falls on the utility company in that case.