#41: 华为要“杀出一条血路”?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Huawei's founder encouraged employees to “surge forward, killing as you go, to blaze us a trail of blood." Sounds gory – is something lost in translation here?
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不久前,华为创始人任正非呼吁员工,要“到战场上去……勇猛冲锋,杀出一条血路。”
华为 huá wèi = Huawei (name of company)
创始人 chuàng shǐ rén = founder
任正非 rèn zhèng fēi = name of person
呼吁 hū yù = to appeal / exhort
《华尔街日报》一篇标题为“Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Takes Off the Gloves in Fight Against U.S”的报道中把这句话翻译成“surge forward, killing as you go, to blaze us a trail of blood”。
华尔街日报 huá ěr jiē rì bào = The Wall Street Journal
标题 biāo tí = headline / title
翻译 fān yì = to translate
这听起来很血腥,给人的印象是华为要向西方“宣战”。
血腥 xuè xīng = bloody / gory
宣战 xuān zhàn = to declare war
其实,中文有一种说法:“商场如战场”。
商场如战场 shāng chǎng rú zhàn chǎng = business is like war
在中国,公司领导人习惯用军事用语来比喻商业策略,它对激励员工起到一定的作用。
领导人 lǐng dǎo rén = leader
军事用语 jūn shì yòng yǔ = military terms
比喻 bǐ yù = to use as a metaphor for
商业策略 shāng yè cè lüè = business strategy
激励 jī lì = to excite or encourage
除了“杀出一条血路”外,任正非也曾对员工说过“炮火”、“刺刀”、“血书”等词语。
炮火 pào huǒ = gunfire / artillery fire
刺刀 cì dāo = bayonet
血书 xuè shū = a letter written in one’s blood
相反的,西方科技公司领导人很少用这些充满暴力或攻击性的词。
暴力 bào lì = violence
攻击性 gōng jí xìng = aggressive
他们更多地强调公平、开放、互利和创新。
强调 qiáng diào = to emphasize
公平 gōng píng = fairness
开放 kāi fàng = openness
互利 hù lì = mutually beneficial
创新 chuàng xīn = innovation
难怪一般欧美民众听到华为想要“杀出一条血路”时,感到错愕。
难怪 nán guài = no wonder
错愕 cuò è = stunned
最近,华为在西方受到不少质疑。
质疑 zhí yí = to harbor misgivings around
美国政府指,若西方国家允许华为建立5G通讯系统,这会对国家安全造成严重的隐患。
允许 yǔn xǔ = to allow
通讯系统 tōng xùn xì tǒng = communications system
隐患 yǐn huàn = hidden danger
此外,任正非在创办华为前曾在中国解放军当一名军官,这更让人怀疑华为和中国军方之间的关系。
解放军 jiě fàng jūn = People’s Liberation Army
军官 jūn guān = military officer
任正非常用军事比喻,恐怕只会加深西方公众的疑虑。
恐怕 kǒng pà = I’m afraid that
疑虑 yí lǜ = misgivings
想知道更多?请看:
The Wall Street Journal: Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Takes Off the Gloves in Fight Against U.S.
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