赔本赚吆呼
Chinese translation: earn hurrahs at a loss
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| 03:31 Dec 14, 2007 |
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| 3 +3 | earn hurrah's for a loss |
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| 4 +1 | earn popularity at a loss /at the cost of minus profits |
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| 3 -1 | earning a yell for a loss |
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peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1earning a yell for a loss Explanation: What we earn as dealers is just the yelling around for a loss. 这个说法在中文里蛮生动的，地道的英文我还想不到，只这么提个引子，也许还有更好的说法。 |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3earn hurrah's for a loss Explanation: Or: earn bravo's for a loss Perhaps the following explanation makes more sense: http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/319380.html?fr=qrl3 赔本赚吆喝到底是什么意思 就是虽然赔钱了,但通过这样相当于做了广告,扩大了知名度 “赚吆呼”的最终来源及说法还有待考证。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-14 06:38:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 在不同的情景中，说这句话的心情不一样。前途光明时不但吆喝得心甘情愿、激情满怀，而且还能吆喝出文化和艺术，但更多时候是面对残酷现实的无奈选择。 这只是直译，还可根据上下文灵活处置。 http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/18399399.html?fr=qrl3 吆喝的意思 |
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