Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
世行行长姓美
English英语 translation:
the head of the World Bank is always named Uncle Sam
Chinese汉语 term
新加坡
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English英语 (Variants: UK, US, Singaporean) 
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语
世行行长姓美
Tricky... Any good suggestions?
Proposed translations
the head of the World Bank is always named Uncle Sam
Although the United States traditionally gets to choose the World Bank chief, there was speculation that a Wolfowitz candidacy could be torpedoed by the board of the bank, a 184-nation institution that has always operated by consensus.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 43 mins (2006-05-22 22:33:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
another suggestion:
The head of the World Bank never fails to be a Yankee
Best quality to match best science
Native in: English英语 
, Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语, Japanese日语译成English英语, and 1 more.
The World Bank is America's family business
| agree |
IC --
: Funny, I got the same reflection... : )
1小时
|
|
Thank you - family business, good only for the family...:)
|
|
| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
2小时
|
|
Thanks Wenjer!
|
|
| agree |
redred
: This one is ok too. 佢地话晒事. 老乡对老乡,两眼泪汪汪．
1天 10小时
|
|
Thank you redred... ah~, you're my 同乡(?)....:-) // So, you don't live in Guangdong these days, then? I'd been moving years earlier, but finally will get "stuck" here for a while, I think. Cheers
|
Translate tradition & simplified Chinese
Native in: English英语 , Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语
The World Bank is controlled by the US
TRY
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 34 mins (2006-05-22 22:23:18 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
American is the MIDDLE name of all WB Presidents
加拿大
Professional Translating with Enthusiasm
Native in: Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语, and 1 more.
Just a thought
新西兰
English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
NAATI Accredited, Msc Med, GDip Translat
Native in: Chinese汉语 (Variant: Simplified)
Works in: English英语译成Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语
All presidents of the World Bank have the same ‘family name’; it is called American.
中国大陆
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English英语 , Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语
The heads of the world bank have traditionally been Americans exclusively.
the World Bank is always under US effective control
ZNet |Haiti | Media vs. Reality in Haiti - [ 翻译此页 BETA ]While keeping in mind that the US effectively controls the World Bank and IMF [12], we should consider Susan George ... The US administration, the World Bank-IMF couplet, and Haitian elites who stand to benefit from a neoliberal agenda ...
www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=4977 - 20k - 网页快照 - 类似网页
Something went wrong...