Too many cooks spoil the broth, as the saying goes.
那句谚语怎么说的来着:厨师多了烧坏汤.
LL: Absolutely. The project failed because there were too many cooks in the kitchen.
你们公司去年那个项目做砸了不就是因为指手划脚的人太多吗?
Q: Are too many cooks spoiling the soup, or is revision an opportunity for stimulating exchange among peers?
问题是:人多是否会造成味杂? 还是借此促进译者之间的交流?
LL: You got it. Having too many cooks in the kitchen sometimes can do more harm than good because sometimes too many people working on the same thing can ruin it.
你们公司去年那个项目做砸了不就是因为指手划脚的人太多吗?
Look, we need to decide once and for all who is managing this project because we have a situation of too many cooks spoiling the broth at the moment.
看,我们需要彻底地决定谁管理这个项目,因为这会我们处于一种人多反误事的境况。

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