Most will give you a lot of slack if little things go wrong. Just keep the conversation interesting and the venue won’t be such a killer.

一点点的疏忽也容易造成两个人的懈怠，这时候更要注意保持风趣的谈话，这样这个不良地点也不至于如此“必杀”！

youdao

But that will take a while, and modern businesses run "just-in-time" inventory policies with very little slack.

但这需要时间，而奉行“即时生产”存货政策的现代厂家没有闲等的时间。

youdao

Get a little too over-confident and you might slack off a little in your training or start out way too fast in your race.

如果你有点自负，在训练时你就会减慢速度要不就会在比赛时起跑速度太快。

youdao

Maybe they'll slack it a little bit.

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Recently, though, the IRS is kinder and gentler and might be willing to cut you a little slack.

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So I guess the key factor is to create a little slack in your schedule so you have time for the unscheduled.

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