by their fingernails

Chinese translation: 竭尽全力

00:04 Apr 22, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
English term or phrase: by their fingernails
RECALL, if you can, the dark days when Wall Street was under siege. Business was drying up, investment bankers and analysts were being cast out of work and the top executives of the Street's leading firms were hanging on to their jobs (and their freedom) by their fingernails. Recall, if you can, last year. Because everything has changed.
试译:
想必你还记得华尔街遭受围攻的黑暗时期:业务日渐干涸、投资银行家和分析家纷纷失业、华尔街各大公司的高层主管死命(??)保住饭碗(及其自由)。你记得那是去年的事情。不过现在一切都变了。
有没有更形象一点的?
clearwater
China
Local time: 04:40
Chinese translation:竭尽全力
Explanation:
How about 竭尽全力?
华尔街各大公司的高层主管们竭尽全力地自保职位(及其自由)....
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Jianming Sun
Local time: 04:40
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2悬于一线之间
Phoebe321
5朝夕不保 / 危于旦夕
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
4竭尽全力
Jianming Sun
4人心慌慌唯恐失去饭碗
Lu Zou
4死死保住自己的饭碗
Simtech Zhang


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
悬于一线之间


Explanation:
华尔街各大公司的高层主管的工作(自由)悬于一线之间。

Phoebe321
Local time: 04:40
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  jyuan_us
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agree  Ozethai
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
竭尽全力


Explanation:
How about 竭尽全力?
华尔街各大公司的高层主管们竭尽全力地自保职位(及其自由)....

Jianming Sun
Local time: 04:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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谢谢诸位!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
人心慌慌唯恐失去饭碗


Explanation:
不知这样直译可以吗?

Lu Zou
Australia
Local time: 07:40
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
死死保住自己的饭碗


Explanation:
业务日渐萎缩,投资银行家和证券分析家被纷纷扫地出门。华尔街各大公司的高层主管就像抓紧一根悬命稻草一样,死死保住自己的饭碗(不受约束???)。记得吧,那就是去年的事。

Simtech Zhang
China
Local time: 04:40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
朝夕不保 / 危于旦夕


Explanation:
朝夕不保 / 危于旦夕
想一想,指尖抓着屋檐、挂在高楼上的情景。


Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 04:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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