Sep 22, 2017 02:09
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the original issue
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"The results of this case speak for themselves," said Sahir Khan, executive vice-president at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, and a former assistant parliamentary budget officer.
"We need to have clarity over the original budget, {the original issue}, the issue of on time, on budget is important."
果真是指“原始问题”吗？
注：背景是IBM与加拿大签署IT合同一事。
"We need to have clarity over the original budget, {the original issue}, the issue of on time, on budget is important."
果真是指“原始问题”吗？
注：背景是IBM与加拿大签署IT合同一事。
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感觉就是问题的意思，也就是问题的根源。
但是，看下列字典解释的5a， 这个单词居然有“决定”、解决方案之意。不知道是否符合 上下文。
Definition of issue
1 issues plural :proceeds from a source of revenue (such as an estate)
2 :the action of going, coming, or flowing out :egress, emergence
3 :a means or place of going out :exit, outlet
4 :offspring, progeny died without issue
5 a :a final outcome that usually constitutes a solution (as of a problem) or resolution (as of a difficulty)
b obsolete :a final conclusion or decision about something arrived at after consideration
c archaic :termination, end
hope that his enterprise would have a prosperous issue —T. B. Macaulay
6 a :a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties
b (1) :a vital or unsettled matter economic issues (2) :concern, problem I have issues with his behavior
c :the point at which an unsettled matter is ready for a decision brought the matter to an issue
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-09-22 05:10:13 GMT)
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the original issue最安全的英文还是你最初的译文，即原始问题。要是想引申，最多可改为：问题的源头。
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初始/原始层面
original 肯定是原始的意思，只不过翻译的时候需要斟酌一下可读性。
“我们必须把初始预算的问题弄清楚，包括初始层面上的准时和按预算（交付）问题。”
“我们必须把初始预算的问题弄清楚，包括初始层面上的准时和按预算（交付）问题。”
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一开始就存在的问题
说话人的意思是，我们必须清晰规定初始预算的条款，包括按时按预算这一方面，这一议题从初始预算制定之初就存在。这里的issue指的是“方面、话题、问题、议题”，具体指预算的时间和数额的问题。
参考译文：
“我们需要针对初始预算做出清晰的决策，时间和预算是从一开始就存在的问题，按时、按预算完成项目十分重要。”
参考译文：
“我们需要针对初始预算做出清晰的决策，时间和预算是从一开始就存在的问题，按时、按预算完成项目十分重要。”
Discussion
这其实是两个句子：
We need to have clarity over the original budget, the original issue
和
the issue of on time, on budget is important
"We need to have clarity over the original budget, the original issue, the issue of on time, on budget is important."
相当于
"We need to have clarity over the original budget, the original issue AND the issue of on time, on budget is important."
AND前后是独立的两个句子，而不是一个句子。