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不经外来的指教

English translation: without external feedback/reminding

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Chinese term or phrase:不经外来的指教
English translation:without external feedback/reminding
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

08:52 Jul 9, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Interview
Chinese term or phrase: 不经外来的指教
The context: 公司内部升迁的面谈话题

请举出 (至少) 一个实例，说明您如何成功地采纳了一位同事、上司或属下的批评或改善的建议。
您是否觉得，要您听取建议、改变自己至今的行为模式很有困难？
您通常是否会采纳周遭人的建议和指教？为何如此或为何不如此？
请举出一些实例，说明您为何不采纳那些职业上的善意建议。
那都是些哪方面的建议？
您曾经在怎样的情况下，不经外来的指教，严肃地批判自己长期的行为模式并做出改变？


The question: 不经外来的指教
This is a back translation. I would like to know if the translator has done a good job on this term.

Any sensible back translation is welcome. Thanks in advance!
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 19:05
without external feedback
Explanation:
Judging from the sentence, I feel that '指教' should be 'feedback' instead of 'instruction'.
Selected response from:

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 19:05
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1without being instructed to do so
Malcolm Mayfield
4without external feedback
Denyce Seow
4spontaneously
wingedvampire
1 +2Without the instructions from a third party
Nai-Ching Ting
3without outside advice
yuetrans
3without outside indications --or-- all by yourself
karcsy


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Without the instructions from a third party


Explanation:
Without the instructions from a third party (or an outsider)

Nai-Ching Ting
Local time: 06:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma: from others?
7 mins
  -> Thank you, from others is also fine.
agree  orientalhorizon: or without being instructed etc.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
without outside advice


Explanation:
w/o advice from the outside

yuetrans
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChuvashChuvash
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
without being instructed to do so


Explanation:
Safe to rule out being "guided by voices" from inside your head?

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Chen: Like this one.
11 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
without external feedback


Explanation:
Judging from the sentence, I feel that '指教' should be 'feedback' instead of 'instruction'.

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 19:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you!
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
without outside indications --or-- all by yourself


Explanation:
您曾经在怎样的情况下，不经外来的指教，严肃地批判自己长期的行为模式并做出改变？
In what circumstances did you seriously criticized your own long-term behavioural pattern and make changes {without outside indication -or - all by yourself}



karcsy
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spontaneously


Explanation:
不经外来的指教。。。批评＝spontaneously criticize...

wingedvampire
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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