一路走来,节日小费从对一年的服务表示感谢的选择变成了黑社会性质的勒索保护费。
Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket.
截至2016年,表示过去的一年没有因为乐趣而读过任何书籍的高中生人数达到了三分之一。
The number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.
谷歌管理人士表示,他们一年多前就开始为增长放缓做准备了。
Google executives say they started preparing for slower growth more than a year ago.
一位高官表示,这将是追求“过渡目标”的一年。
It will be a year of pursuing "interim goals", says a senior official.
平均谁来,男性会在一年当中给爱人送上三次意外惊喜的礼物,但有近四分之一的男士们表示自己从来不会给另一半买意想不到的礼物。
On average men treated their partners to three surprise gifts every year but a quarter of men say they never buy unexpected gifts for their other half.
不过,附近多数的居民并不相信,对这种事故发生得如此之快表示担忧。毕竟工厂投产才一年多点。
Most nearby residents were not convinced, however, and have expressed concern that such an incident has happened so soon-a little over a year after the plant was opened.
过去的一年你是否对某个设计师的作品表示关注?
Have you followed the work of any particular designers during the past year?
2001年她从西班牙逃亡到摩洛哥;一年以后警方截获了其一封电子邮件,在邮件中她表示去了巴基斯坦部落地区。
She fled Spain for Morocco in 2001; a year later police intercepted an email in which she said she was headed for Pakistan's tribal belt.
由于至少一年之后灰熊不再列入名单以及随之而来的猎杀,熊类管理人员表示,他们将加大对营地和社区的宣传力度,以便让民众保管好食品和垃圾,以免招徕熊。
With delisting -- and hunting -- at least a year away, bear managers say they will be stepping up campaigns at campgrounds and in communities about safeguarding food and garbage that draw bears.
国际援助机构同时表示,缅甸可能至少在未来一年,都需要食品援助,来救助那些在纳尔·吉斯风暴中受灾的民众。
Aid agencies also say Burma may need food assistance for at least a year to support communities devastated by Cyclone Nargis.
然而,28%的受访者表示过去一年短信使用量有增无减,说电子邮件有增无减的却有96%。
While 28 percent of the respondents said that texting had increased or stayed about the same for them over the previous year, 96 percent said the same of email.
“亚洲有几个市场将相当接近2007年水平,尽管总体而言强劲程度将不如那一年,”他表示。
"There are a number of markets across the region where we are going to be quite close to 2007 levels, although overall it will not be as strong as that," he said.
麦当劳公司周一表示,2月份,营业时间在一年以上的餐馆销售额上升4.8%,增幅主要在海外市场,美国本土市场有小幅回升。
McDonald's Corp. said Monday that sales at restaurants open at least a year climbed 4.8 percent in February on strong overseas growth and a small rise in U.S. sales.
本月福特汽车公司与浙江吉利控股有限公司表示,7月份销量会减少,比预期提前了一年。
Ford Motor Co. and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. said this month that sales in July fell from a year earlier, while BYD Co.
在过去一年,在接受媒体娱乐调查公司(Entertainment Media Research)采访的youtube用户中有91%的人表示他们在看过youtube上的广告后购买过相关的产品。
Within the last year, 91% of all YouTube users interviewed for Entertainment Media Research's report said that they bought a product they saw advertised on YouTube within the last year.
北京林业大学的SuDerong教授表示,高尔夫球场一年需要灌溉7到8个月。
Prof. Su Derong, Beijing Forestry University, said, Golf courses need irrigation seven to eight months a year.
尽管Dowa公司没有披露它在Kosaka的回收厂的财务情况,但该公司表示经过一年的低负荷运行,工厂现在已经开始盈利。
Though Dowa does not disclose the finances of its Kosaka recycling operations, the company says that after a year of operating at a low capacity, the factory now turns a profit.
超过40%的人愿意放弃一年的约会机会,另有7&的球迷表示会心甘情愿舍弃工作。
More than 40 percent offered to give up dating for a year, while seven percent said they would gladly give up their job to see their country win the title.
盛宝银行表示,在新的一年,欧元对美元的汇率降低跌到0.95:1,然后再转变方向,对美元的汇率比成1.3:1。
The euro will fall to 0.95 cents versus the dollar in the New Year, before shifting direction and rising to 1.30 cents, according to Saxo Bank.
根据Shell派驻阿根廷分公司总经理Juanjose Aranguren表示,该公司较前一年增加提供8%的汽油,增加幅度大于市场平均值。
According to Juan jose Aranguren, the company's head in Argentina, Shell was providing 8% more petrol than the year before, a bigger increase than the market average.
但是专家表示,有些制造商已经开始储备稀土,储备量从1个月到一年不等。
But experts say that some manufacturers have been stockpiling rare earths, building inventories ranging from a few months 'to a year's worth.
Maroney表示,法国已经跃身于国家法定假日最多的国家之列,而且一年带薪休假日期最少都得有三十天。
Maroney noted that France has been among the world's leading countries in state-mandated annual leave, with annual holiday allowance minimums coming in at 30 days per year.
“我会向这里的朋友们打听一下工作的事情”,这位离家仅仅一年的年轻妇女表示。
"I will ask my friends there about work," says the young woman, who left home just a year ago.
下一年的半数预算缩减来自一次性的政策,机构表示今年的赤字不能被一场温和的衰退(原译紧缩)或者对银行的支持所解释。
Half of next year's budget tightening comes from one-off measures, says the agency, and this year's red ink cannot be explained away by a mild recession or support for Banks.
韦奕礼表示:“上市后第一年发生任何非常异乎寻常的事件,都会敲响警钟。”他列举了利润预警或变更审计机构的例子。
"Anything where something very unusual happens in the first year after a listing raises alarm bells," Mr Wheatley said, citing profit warnings or changes of auditor as examples.
英国气象局去年成功预测了2010年将是史上最炎热的一年之一,他们表示尽管明年不会打破历史的高温记录,但其炎热程度也将入围前十。
The Met office, which correctly predicted last year that 2010 would be one of the warmest on record, said next year would not be a record year but could still be in the top 10.
一位银行家表示,一年到头,公司内部会议出勤率一向不高,秋季则是例外,所有的人都会挤在会议室,奋力提高自己的“出镜率”。
One banker says that his firm's internal meetings are sparsely attended all year but, in autumn, are packed as everyone fights to be seen.
索尼公司表示力争在一年之内成为仅次于苹果的第二大平板电脑制造商。
Sony has indicated that it is aiming to become the second largest player in the segment behind Apple within one year.
索尼公司表示力争在一年之内成为仅次于苹果的第二大平板电脑制造商。
Sony has indicated that it is aiming to become the second largest player in the segment behind Apple within one year.
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