10月25日召开的英国工业联合会(CBI)年度会议,轮到英国首相卡梅隆扮演“好警察”角色的时候了。
On October 25th, at the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), it was the turn of David Cameron, the cuddlier prime minister, to play good cop.
英国工业联合会对公共和私营部门的694家企业和组织进行了调查。这些企业和组织总共雇佣了240万人。
The Confederation of British Industry surveyed 694 businesses and organisations across the public and private sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.
主要雇主组织——英国工业联合会希望进一步扩大高等教育，以帮助应对亚洲经济体在世界市场上的竞争。
The Confederation of British Industry, the key employers' organization, wants even more expansion in higher education to help fight competition on world markets from booming Asian economies.
今天，英国工业联合会报告称，由于受衰退影响的消费者勒紧腰带过日子，本月的零售额已经连续第三个月下降。
Retail sales have fallen for a third successive month this month as recession-hit consumers tighten their belts, the CBI reports today.
在英国工业联合会的月度分销业调查中，32%的零售商报告称，销量比一年前更高，而47%的零售商说他们的销售额比一年前更低。
In its monthly distributive trades survey, 32% of retailers reported that sales were higher than a year ago, while 47% said they were lower.
英国工业联合会的业主组织和商业服务协会代表外包商的利益对这次尝试抱谨慎的支持态度。
The CBI employers organisation and the Business Services Association, which represents outsourcers, gave the move a cautious welcome.
英国工业联合会透露其有一家成员公司为了达到这些规则的要求不得不为公司的1500名受训者制作了50万份的文档资料。
The Confederation of British Industry says one of its member firms had to produce half a million documents to comply with regulations for its 1,500 apprentices.
英国工业联合会的一份调查显示8月份的零售额比预期大幅下降。
A survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) showed retail sales fell more sharply than expected in August.
英国工业联合会(CBI)和英国商会(British ChambersofCommerce)公布的季度经济预测报告都显示，英国经济明年将出现1991年上次经济衰退以来最严重的收缩。
Quarterly economic forecasts from both the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce indicate the U.K. economy next year will shrink at its fastest pace since 1991, when it was last in recession.
被指定人员之一，英国工业联合会前任老板理查德·兰伯特，在委员会举行第一次会议之前就辞去了他的职位。
One of the people appointed, former CBI boss Sir Richard Lambert, resigned from his post before the committee had held its first meeting.
根据英国工业联合会，目前就英国雇主期望雇员掌握的语言技能来说，汉语仅次于法语。
According to the Confederation of British Industry Chinese is now second only to French in terms of language skills desired by UK employers.
为企业债券提供担保，使大型企业有机会获得更多的资金，也让布朗赢得了英国工业联合会(CBI)的称赞。
Giving big companies access to additional funding by guaranteeing corporate bonds won Mr Brown the applause of the CBI.
为企业债券提供担保，使大型企业有机会获得更多的资金，也让布朗赢得了英国工业联合会(CBI)的称赞。
Giving big companies access to additional funding by guaranteeing corporate bonds won Mr Brown the applause of the CBI.
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