They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart.

他们也可能是主席的朋友，所以他们不愿从中捣乱。

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It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.

很难确定一个准确的数字，因为各家公司不愿公布它们的亏损情况。

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They are reluctant to follow mstruct1ons.

他们不愿听从指令。

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Other critics say some countries are reluctant to seek an emergency loan because it could be viewed as a stigma by the financial markets.

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If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

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Politicians are reluctant to cut taxes, but they do it gradually.

政客们虽不愿削减税费，但还是逐渐地那么做了。

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Member nations are reluctant to turn their organization into a debating society like the European Parliament.

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Kids are reluctant to write back to that smelly old person who keeps pestering them.

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Is it any surprise that they are reluctant to jump on the global-warming bandwagon?

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