社会软、硬体

English translation: Social Policy and Infrastructure

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Chinese term or phrase:社会软、硬体
English translation:Social Policy and Infrastructure
Entered by: Wilman

00:12 Mar 24, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Chinese term or phrase: 社会软、硬体
在经济持续增长的趋势和社会软、硬体的配合下,对进一步改善基层生活素质是乐观的
I found social software and hardware on Google but it doesn't seem to be what this is about. Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 23:05
Social Policy and Infrastructure
Explanation:
Infrastructure takes time to "build" as "hardware" while Policy is easier to change and upgrade as "software". 原文: 在经济持续增长的趋势和社会软、硬体的配合下...." = "trend of econcomy .... with the match of social infrastructure and policy.........
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ats333
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Summary of answers provided
4Non-Governmental Organizations and bureaucracy
servien (X)
4physical and social infrastructure
H. J. Zhang
4Social Policy and Infrastructure
ats333
3social software and hardware
Jian Zhang
3social services programs, social services institutions/providers
pkchan
3intangibles/tangibles
Denyce Seow
3soft elements and hard elements of soceity
sunnyxia


  

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Non-Governmental Organizations and bureaucracy


Explanation:
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Note added at 47分钟 (2007-03-24 01:00:06 GMT)
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or non-governmental organizations and governmental organizations.

servien (X)
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social software and hardware


Explanation:
社会软体 refers to cultural environment, management level, etc.

社会硬体 refers to its infrastructure

So I think software and hardware should be fine.

Jian Zhang
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social services programs, social services institutions/providers


Explanation:
social services programs, social services institutions/providers

pkchan
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physical and social infrastructure


Explanation:
我的理解:社会软、硬体=社会软硬件

在讲国家发展的文章中,经常可以看到physical and social infrastructure这样的说法(或者调一个),我觉得可能适合这里的语境和意思。



H. J. Zhang
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软体/硬体
intangibles/tangibles


Explanation:
社会是一个复杂系统,制度、组织、成员等社会“硬体”和观念、意识、价值等社会“软体”都处于互动状态,现有的确定性知识系统还无法对社会的演进过程进行精确的计算。

I think we can use "tangibles" for "硬体" and "intangibles" for "软体". What do you think?




Denyce Seow
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Asker: Thanks for the example, Denyce. Tangibles and intangibles are good but with this project, I think I will go with the more specific term.

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soft elements and hard elements of soceity


Explanation:
同意Jian Zhang的看法
soft一般可指代无形的,或者跟人,体制,或思想形态有关的
hard则指代有形的,跟资产等有关的,较易衡量的部分,在这指infrastructure
我觉得social software有引起歧义的可能,让人想起现在盛行的比如wiki等social sotware,所以用了element


Example sentence(s):
  • By aligning information technology and the hard elements of their organizational architecture with soft elements like reputation, cooperation
  • combine people (soft element) and technical systems (hard element)
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Social Policy and Infrastructure


Explanation:
Infrastructure takes time to "build" as "hardware" while Policy is easier to change and upgrade as "software". 原文: 在经济持续增长的趋势和社会软、硬体的配合下...." = "trend of econcomy .... with the match of social infrastructure and policy.........

ats333
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