heartbeat

Chinese translation: 推动力

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English term or phrase: heartbeat
Chinese translation:推动力
Entered by: Jiang Xia

07:45 Nov 13, 2011
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Human Resources
English term or phrase: heartbeat
Our employees are the heartbeat of our organization.


heartbeat 怎么翻译好,直译好像不妥?
Jiang Xia
China
推动力
Explanation:
在这句话Our employees are the heartbeat of our organization不能用生命力这个含义. 生命力有生物学的含义。推动力可以的。
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Michal Butor
Slovakia
Local time: 09:29
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thanks a lot man!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2关乎企业存亡/与企业共命运/企业的支柱(核心)
MU LIU
4 +1生命力
Ivan Niu
4推动力
Michal Butor


  

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关乎企业存亡/与企业共命运/企业的支柱(核心)


Explanation:
我觉得要是号召性很强的文章,可以用关乎存亡,共命运之类的字眼,如果想笼统一些,核心支柱等就差不多有这层意思了




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Note added at 37分钟 (2011-11-13 08:23:20 GMT)
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一般说企业的核心都用core这个词,既然这里用了heartbeat, 我觉得翻译的时候不妨用个相对直接的译法把强烈的语气表达出来,过于一般化(比如只翻译成核心)可能有点undertranslation

MU LIU
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Local time: 08:29
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  clearwater: 核心
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agree  Jun Ng: 我也喜欢"核心"
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生命力


Explanation:
字典解释 heartbeat 有一个含义是:
A vital force or driving impulse(生命力或推动力): Broadway is the heartbeat of the New York City theater world.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/heartbeat
因此建议译成“生命力”或“推动力”。

Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MU LIU: 同意,Ivan的版本更准确
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推动力


Explanation:
在这句话Our employees are the heartbeat of our organization不能用生命力这个含义. 生命力有生物学的含义。推动力可以的。

Michal Butor
Slovakia
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks a lot man!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ivan Niu: 请查在线汉语词典,看一下“生命力”的例句,便知生命力并不只是生物学的意义。
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