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【勿讲中式英语】:IBM公司一直处于电脑行业的前沿

翻译:IBM公司一直处于电脑行业的前沿


【英文对比翻译】

Chinese Style -- IBM is always in the front line of computer industry.

American Style -- IBM is always at the cutting edge of computer industry.

点评:

front line 是“前线,第一线”的意思,常指最危险或最艰苦的地方。例如:Many doctors are in the front line of the fighting against SARS(许多医生战斗在抗击“非典”的第一线)。at the cutting edge 最早出现在20世纪50年代,它最初指“锐器的锋利部位”,现在常隐喻“处在(高科技的)最前沿。