劳动力

English translation: labour unit

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Chinese term or phrase:劳动力
English translation:labour unit
Entered by: Denyce Seow

14:52 Apr 14, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Chinese term or phrase: 劳动力
日本有大量的兼业农户,全日制农场只占14%,平均起来一个农场还不到一个劳动力;荷兰则以专业化的农场为主,平均每个农场有两个左右的劳动力.

My current translation is "worker", but I am not really comfortable with that. Is there a better term?
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 08:57
labour unit
Explanation:
Google.
see agricultural production statistics, etc.

I do not have the definition of labour unit, but it must be defined somewhere. It should mean a full-time worker as defined for that industry.

See other professions such as teaching 1 FEU = full time equivalent unit = 1 full time person.
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chica nueva
Local time: 13:57
Grading comment
Google 'farm' and 'labour unit'.

One example:
one labor unit is the equivalent of an adult male potentially available full time for field labor
www.cimmyt.org/english/docs/nrg_paper/nrg98_01Co.pdf

Thanks, everyone!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4laborer
cigmaair
4 +1labor forces
Julia Zou
3 +1labour unit
chica nueva
4Farm worker
jyuan_us


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
labor forces


Explanation:
eg.
women and children during the Industrial Revolution must recognize that as la-. borers they were not synonymous” (210), and makes clear when and where these. two labor forces worked at the same tasks, together at distinct ones, or alto- ...
journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=93109 - 类似网页

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two labor forces

Julia Zou
China
Local time: 08:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shaunna (X): How about just "labours"? Or "farm labours" to be more specific?
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Shaunna! I think your translation is also right.

neutral  Huijun Suo: Shaunna, you must mean laborer. Labor force certainly cannot be used here because it refers to laborers collectively. In Julia's example, it is in plural because two kinds of labor forces are mentioned: men and women.
31 mins
  -> 我想你的意见是对的。labor force应该是个集合名词。谢谢!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
laborer


Explanation:
This word is more relevant to physical labor compared to "worker".

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Note added at 33 mins (2007-04-14 15:25:58 GMT)
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http://chenxiankui.bokee.com
He tried many ways of earning, in the end he became a farm laborer.
他试过许多谋生之道,最后他做了农场工人。


cigmaair
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Huijun Suo: And worker is also all right, namely, farm worker.
7 mins

agree  Julia Zou
15 mins

agree  ysun
27 mins

agree  Shaunna (X)
41 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
labour unit


Explanation:
Google.
see agricultural production statistics, etc.

I do not have the definition of labour unit, but it must be defined somewhere. It should mean a full-time worker as defined for that industry.

See other professions such as teaching 1 FEU = full time equivalent unit = 1 full time person.


Example sentence(s):
  • 1 farm milking 1,000 cows withonly 7 labour units.1户仅用7个劳动力为1000只奶牛挤奶的农场
  • each labour unit 每个劳动力
chica nueva
Local time: 13:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Google 'farm' and 'labour unit'.

One example:
one labor unit is the equivalent of an adult male potentially available full time for field labor
www.cimmyt.org/english/docs/nrg_paper/nrg98_01Co.pdf

Thanks, everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fang Sheng: I think this one makes sense.
2 mins
  -> Thank you!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Farm worker


Explanation:
Laborer指做粗活的人, 如果一个农场只一两个工作人员, 他们的工作性质应该不是卖苦力的, 应有些技术含量。

想到过EMPLOYEE,但这一两个工作人员也许包括了老板自己, 所以这个词不准确。

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其实WORKER can be the best choice.

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 20:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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