offset original investment

Chinese translation: 弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足

13:04 Jul 29, 2004
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English term or phrase: offset original investment
试译:弥补原来投资
平衡原来投资

解释:买本设备初投资比较高,但是运行费用低,所以说买本设备可以 “弥补该设备较高的购买价格“
Malgorzata Souffez
Poland
Local time: 03:15
Chinese translation:弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足
Explanation:
弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足

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抵消初期投资高的不利条件
或干脆译成,
划得来/合算/值得投资


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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2004-07-29 15:57:44 GMT)
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初期投资高,但物有所值。
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Summary of answers provided
4弥补原来投资
Chinoise
4折抵先前的投资
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
4弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足
Edward LIU


  

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弥补原来投资


Explanation:
It's very good.

弥补原来投资 or 弥补原本投资

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Note added at 2004-07-29 13:16:54 (GMT)
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“offset“ 也可译为“抵消”“抵免”等,因人而异。http://www.worldbank.org.cn/Chinese/Content/o.pdf
http://www.591bf.com/e_simultaneous_interpretation_commu7_th...

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“弥补该设备较高的购买价格”---您的理解完全正确。

 这句话还可译成

“抵消原本投资(原始投资)中的高价部分”。

http://db.books.com.tw/exep/prod/booksfile.php?item=00101266...

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折抵先前的投资


Explanation:
购置本设备的初期投资虽然较高,但是运行费用较低,所以说采用本设备可以折抵先前的投资

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-07-29 13:21:47 GMT)
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Another way to say the same thing.
It is just a matter of style.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足


Explanation:
弥补初始投资(设备投资)高的不足

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Note added at 2 hrs 39 mins (2004-07-29 15:44:20 GMT)
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抵消初期投资高的不利条件
或干脆译成,
划得来/合算/值得投资


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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2004-07-29 15:57:44 GMT)
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初期投资高,但物有所值。

Edward LIU
Canada
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