Any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on IT budgets?

Chinese translation: 难怪有些主管将注意力集中在IT预算上

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English term or phrase:	Any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on IT budgets?
Chinese translation:	难怪有些主管将注意力集中在IT预算上
Entered by:	English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng

05:39 Jan 24, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks

English term or phrase: Any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on IT budgets?

But that was merely the lowest hanging fruit. GM and other companies have discovered that they have six or seven—maybe even 10 or 12—overlapping databases in three or four rival departments that could (and should) be consolidated into no more than two or three large shared databases. This doesn't merely reduce hard dollar IT costs; it provides a chance for operational and organizational efficiencies—layoffs, even. Any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on IT budgets?
注：文章的中心主题是讲应当削减IT系统，而不是一味削减成本。

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难怪有些主管将注意力集中在IT预算上

Explanation:
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-01-24 06:07:23 GMT)
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此句并无贬义。而是指明有些主管这样做是有其道理的。

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Note added at 12 hrs 35 mins (2005-01-24 18:14:26 GMT)
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数据库是IT的一个重要组成部分。数据库重复，是IT预算的一种浪费。削减IT预算，节约开支是理所当然的事，并不是一件怪事。

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English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
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Local time: 18:11

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难怪有些主管将注意力集中在IT预算上

English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng

4 +1

难怪有些主管喜欢挑剔IT预算。

Edward LIU

（这样看来）一些主管人员偏好挑IT预算的毛病，这奇怪吗？（一点也不奇怪）

Mark Xiang

3 +1

无怪乎一些主管喜欢对IT预算吹毛求疵

FYI

maxzhy

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on it budgets? 难怪有些主管喜欢挑剔IT预算。

Explanation:
难怪有些主管喜欢挑剔IT预算。

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 02:11
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PRO pts in category: 113

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any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on it budgets? FYI

Explanation:
令人不解的是：行政主管们为何总爱挑 IT 预算的毛病？

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看来我对句子中的 any wonder 有些误解。

maxzhy
Local time: 14:11
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4 hrs confidence:

any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on it budgets? （这样看来）一些主管人员偏好挑IT预算的毛病，这奇怪吗？（一点也不奇怪）

Explanation:
故而一些主管人员偏好挑IT预算的毛病，就一点也不奇怪了。

Mark Xiang
Local time: 14:11
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7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

any wonder why some executives prefer to pick on it budgets? 无怪乎一些主管喜欢对IT预算吹毛求疵

Explanation:
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