你要是懂，可以解释，不懂，可以问，不想问，还可以闭嘴。这么多选择你都不会选，偏偏要选装蒜。莫非是探长大学的高材生？ -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间) @SF湾区华人论坛:SF湾区枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum of San Francisco

工作学习 / 外语学习 / 讨论一下这个表达的准确含义：Anyting for the cause? 我们头头开会时常挂在嘴上的。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840170@0)

? It makes no sense without context. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840173@0)

我说得很明白了，开会时领导的口头禅。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840231@0)

Worthless -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840444@0)

你显然不懂，别装了。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840480@0)

当然了，从来都是。 -meisuowei(弱弱); 15:46 (#8840119@0) -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840536@0)
•酱油哥？他只相信自己吧？ -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840540@0)

你要是懂，可以解释，不懂，可以问，不想问，还可以闭嘴。这么多选择你都不会选，偏偏要选装蒜。莫非是探长大学的高材生？ -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840571@0)

我牢记老话：人，贵有自知之明。 -meisuowei(弱弱); 15:52 (#8840150@0) -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840574@0)
教主，你就好心教教我这个没文化的。 -noobody(水皮); 17:40 (#8840511@0) -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840576@0)
我可不管了。说个话，还得累着我，那我可不操那心。说我听不懂的，对我没利益的，就直接忽略。 -meisuowei(弱弱); 16:21 (#8840283@0) -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840578@0)

"还有没有其他事了？“？ -meisuowei(弱弱); 2014-6-23 {37} (#8840236@0)
领导也是，有移民，还说些 SLANG 的话。

没道出其中的韵味。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840265@0)

那我可不管了。说个话，还得累着我，那我可不操那心。说我听不懂的，对我没利益的，就直接忽略。 -meisuowei(弱弱); 2014-6-23 (#8840283@0)

有事起奏,无事退朝```` -kafar(挨踢人士888); 2014-6-23 (#8840298@0)
就一job，还成了伟大cause啦? OK, no joking for now. Can you give a good explanation, please? -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8840325@0)
经过请教我家刚考完试的领导，经过一番解释我似乎明白了一些。很难解释出来，领导励志用语 -blankbliss(给我一个空间); 2014-6-23 (#8840485@0)

所以我才提出来供大家讨论。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840818@0)

教主，你就好心教教我这个没文化的。 -noobody(水皮); 2014-6-23 (#8840511@0)

一个雕虫小计就见高下，酱油哥蝉联第一。 -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 {47} (#8840594@0)
哈哈哈，他那头儿算老几啊？肯定是哈缶的膏菜剩。

你们头头是哪里人？口音这么重～～～ -wincity(红卫兵); 2014-6-23 (#8840825@0)

口音都听出来啦？哇塞！ -blankbliss(给我一个空间); 2014-6-23 (#8840831@0)
真幽默。那是个typo. 如果他真那么发音，应当是印度的吧？LOL -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840837@0)
细心的人啊，我都没看出来。今天生病，在这里逛，看到大家热炒，病好了一半。只要自己不加入热炒的队伍，生活就如此之美好 -blankbliss(给我一个空间); 2014-6-23 (#8840856@0)

那么简单的字酱油哥能拼错? 所以我说他的头儿是膏菜剩。 -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840858@0)

◾你要是懂，可以解释，不懂，可以问，不想问，还可以闭嘴。这么多选择你都不会选，偏偏要选装蒜。莫非是探长大学的高材生？ -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 18:12 (#8840571@0) reply more -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840864@0)

Winner takes all. Enjoy. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840868@0)

anything has a cause. ---> 凡事有因。他是在说 “这事儿咋整的？” -ysysning(樱桃三果); 2014-6-23 (#8840874@0)

no -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840878@0)
SF -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840879@0)

怎么回事？ -5656(爱谁谁); 2014-6-23 (#8840881@0)

Ha ha ha -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 (#8840882@0)

有钱捧个钱场，没钱捧个人场 -wincity(红卫兵); 2014-6-23 (#8840886@0)
畅所欲言？ -efsuca(采石矶); 2014-6-23 (#8840906@0)

not exactly -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840948@0)

还有什么值得议题的吗？ -efsuca(采石矶); 2014-6-23 (#8840960@0)

挺近的了。关键是cause 韵味还没有出来。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-23 (#8840968@0)

谁还有什么要说的吗？ -efsuca(采石矶); 2014-6-23 {14} (#8841000@0)
你就快说吧：）

eh eh eh, you make me feel high but not dry. Thanks a T. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-23 {23} (#8841023@0)
I am again #1. ha ha ha

大概相当于问：Any clue about the cause of issue/problem? 就是问你们对问题有没有什么新头绪、线索之类的吧。 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-23 (#8840944@0)
谈谈我的理解，并不认为是标准答案，供大家讨论。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 {398} (#8841718@0)
这里的关键词是 cause，cause做为名词多数情况下的意思是＂原因＂，而这里的for the cause则有特定的应申含义，它指的是＂为了一个非同寻常的，有意义的事件＂。

每日的例会一般都是没什么值得人兴奋的事件，头头却用for the cause, 显然是幽默的自嘲。如果要翻出其韵味，我认为这么翻挺形象：还有什么锦上添花的事（要说的）吗？

我相信我们汉语的表达功能也是超强的。肯定还有其它更精准，形象而简洁的翻法，欢迎补充。

原来是介个意思啊，谁能想到啊 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8841728@0)

Again without context and where it was said it's meaningless. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841743@0)
是啊，n年前刚干这行第一次听到时不知道同事们为什么听了会习惯地一笑。不耻下问后，明白了意思，但一直懒得找汉语对应。看这里的人对翻译有热情，觉得这是个不错的例子。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8841748@0)

不断学习不断进步的酱油哥是也。赞。 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8841768@0)

学语言要深入群众，不耻下问，而不能象某长一样，不会写不会说，整天拿google来的东西在网上装蒜。他显然以为就他会用古狗。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8841804@0)

B S -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841738@0)

不要逢鹿必反 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8841772@0)

我来外语坛不是为了学英语，而是纯粹为了打假，顺便帮人回答点问题。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 11:51 (#8841867@0) -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841893@0)

I did some researches on the web, and here's what I got: -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 {14667} (#8841775@0)

from http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/in%20a%20good%20cause/for%20a%20good%20cause

cause

  ( causes    plural & 3rd person present)   ( causing    present participle)   ( caused    past tense & past participle  )

1       n-count   The causeof an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen.
oft N of n     (Antonym: effect)    Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease..., The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.

3       n-uncount   If you have causefor a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it.
N for n, N to-inf   (=reason)
Only a few people can find any cause for celebration..., Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.

4       n-count   A cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for.
Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.

  →   lost cause

5    You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.

♦ cause and effect      phrase
...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.

6    If you say that something is in a good cause or for a good cause, you mean that it is worth doing or giving to because it will help other people, for example by raising money for charity.
♦ in a good cause/for a good cause             phrase
The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-14/charming-thomas-jefferson-would-say-anything-for-a-cause-books.html

Thomas Jefferson Would Say Anything for a Cause: Books

http://www.bunburyentertainment.com/upload/pages/media-centre/mr_calendar_girls.pdf?1402980621

SOME LADIES WILL DO ANYTHING FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

http://quotes.lifehack.org/quote/eddie-vedder/if-its-a-good-cause-ill-play/

If it's a good cause, I'll play just about anything.”

Eddie Vedder

#8841023@0 -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841782@0)

what does it mean? -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8841798@0)

That means his manager is not really a typical good English speaker. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841816@0)

You have never failed to make me laugh. Thanks! -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8841881@0)

Winner takes all! Enjoy. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841891@0)

Ok. I didn't do any research and do not know how to translate exactly. But 'cause' is commonly used this way (as in number 6). -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 {384} (#8841923@0)
If we listen to CBC programs or read news regularly, it is often used when they talk about humanity event/movement, charity fund raising or anything that brings positive (potentially and hopefully huge) impact to people, communities or society as a whole.

And sometimes you will hear: is it a case or a cause? when they debate. Well, it can be both. It can be a case for a cause.

Garbage in, garbage out. That's it. His manager is a nobody. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841935@0)

Thank you for your opinion. l am not interested in discussing about his manager or anyone. I would like very much to believe it is a discussion of what the word is about. -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8841967@0)

It's all about the context and where it's being said. Giving an ambiguous setting to discuss about a particular word / phrase is meaningless. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841977@0)

point noted. Certainly a very valid point. -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 {266} (#8842086@0)
Only that people may have different expectations of the level of context needed. So it is understandable that people respond differently. Agree?

I am in no position to judge anything. I fully respect your opinions and would like to hear if you do share them.

Well, well, only that your reply makes it inconvenient for me to edit my post. I wanted to change it to "impact on", and now I can not. hahaha..... -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8841981@0)

来外语坛不是为了学英语，而是纯粹为了打假，顺便帮人回答点问题。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 11:51 (#8841867@0) Have FUN. HA HA HA -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8841987@0)
你太严格要求自己了，人家红脖子有本事把病句当语感。 -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8841996@0)

You don't know nothing. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 {8} (#8842004@0)
ha ha ha

Nah, you should say "I ain't know nothing", since you are 'redneck', right ? :-) -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842021@0)

老红急眼了。为什么呢？第一，他老想打探酱油哥在哪里工作，可酱油哥总是保密；第二，酱油哥的语法比他好；第三，酱油哥的人气比他旺。 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8842242@0)

HA HA HA Thanks for making my day. Greatly appreciated. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 {95} (#8842287@0)
Regardless of the truthfulness of your conclusion. Does it matter to me? Not at all whatsoever.

老红的心态有改变，赞。 -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8842324@0)

Happy-go-lucky. That's always me. -redneck(Cracker); 2014-6-24 (#8842351@0)

Check out No4. fyi -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8841986@0)

Very good point. I would say that is probably the meaning used in a lot of cases as well, especially it applies well to my second para? What do you think? -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 {59} (#8842003@0)
It is number 6 that applies to onlook's question, I guess.

I don't understand onlook's sentence. :-( I saw the word 'cause' many many time when reading "Selected works of Chairman Mao" volume 5. Shoot, that's something political, uh ? :-) -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842016@0)

I have no idea, man. Your topic is way way way too deep for me. Btw, why read Mao in English? -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8842026@0)

I could only get an English edition of Volume 5. -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842033@0)

hey, why don't you say something about the "interview"? You have some insight, don't you? -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8842031@0)

Not really. "any time" or "anytime" are quite confusing to me. -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842041@0)

What about "an"? -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8842059@0)

I think it ('an') should be there, or 'interview' is changed to 'interviews'. -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842064@0)

既然是讨论，俺就再深入一步。 -efsuca(采石矶); 2014-6-24 {372} (#8841994@0)
假设
１、真的是你老板的口头禅；
２、你老板和大部分同事的母语是英语；
３、他每次说的时候，大家都会心的一笑。

那么我的猜测，这是一句成语!
大概意思你没有猜错，是＂有没有什么值得人兴奋的事件＂。但是我想原文应该是这样的：Is there anything DOWN FOR THE CAUSE?
翻译过来就是＂有没有什么事让大家爽一爽的？＂
具体原因大家查一下down for the cause就明白了。

欢迎继续讨论。

Interesting input. Good digging job! -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8842010@0)
Sorry, I don't get it. -hhyang(?!之WolfInSheepFlock); 2014-6-24 (#8842056@0)

Urban Dictionary: down for the cause -efsuca(采石矶); 2014-6-24 (#8842093@0)

When I first read your post, what came to my mind was: "有没有什么能整出点动静来的事儿啊？" -englearner(majia); 2014-6-24 (#8842101@0)

I learned a lot today. Thank you guys upstairs. -dandelion1(蒲公英); 2014-6-24 (#8842150@0)

That's the point. -onlook(且放白鹿青崖间); 2014-6-24 (#8842490@0)

@San Francisco

你要是懂，可以解释，不懂，可以问，不想问，还可以闭嘴。这么多选择你都不会选，偏偏要选装蒜。莫非是探长大学的高材生？

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