There is evidence that firms believe they are behaving rationally whenever they downsize; yet recent research has shown that the actual economic effects of downsizing are often negative for firms.
有证据表明，企业认为，无论何时裁员，他们的行为都是理性的；然而最近的研究表明，裁员对企业的实际经济影响往往是负面的。
Sales have decreased so much that they need to downsize.
销售业绩减少很多，所以他们必须缩小规模。
Seems the only way out is to cut some programs and downsize our organization.
看来唯一的出路是减少一些慈善项目和精简我们的机构。
It might be your house, your car, your clothes - whatever it is, downsize where you can.
它可以是你的房子，你的车，你的衣服-无论是什么，缩减你能缩减的地方。
They have to downsize, says Mr Abed .
他们必须厉行精简，阿比德先生说。
Rent an extra bedroom to a friend, or downsize your home.
可以把多余的卧室租给朋友，或者住个小房子。
Our new orientation reflects the fact that we've been forced to downsize.
我们的新取向反映了我们被迫缩编的事实。
It is with great regret that our department has to downsize to three people.
非常遗憾的是，我们的部门要减员至三人。
And as businesses decentralize and downsize, information systems follow suit.
并且随着企业的分散化和小规模化，信息系统也产生同样的变化。
As firms downsize, many employees are being forced to take on lots of extra work.
由于公司裁员，很多雇员都被迫做很多额外的工作。
It is also planning to downsize its loss-making chip and home appliance divisions.
此外，三洋电机还在裁减其亏损中的芯片及家用电器生产部门。
If Banks have to plan for their own demise by making "living wills", they may downsize voluntarily.
如果银行一定要为他们的倒闭做出计划，他们可能就会主动缩小规模。
Even if you have to downsize, keeping good, rather than poor performing employees should be a priority.
即使您已被迫缩小规模来做，留住有良好表现而非差劲的员工，也该是优先考量。
We were forced to downsize, but then saw the changing situation as an opportunity, rather than a threat.
我们公司被迫“瘦身”，但后来我们把当时的市场转变视为一个机会，而不把它视为威胁。
Tom sized up the situation, and decided to downsize his business, which turned out to be a wise decision.
汤姆审时度势，决定缩小企业规模，后来证明这是明智之举。
When we decided to downsize our home we took the opportunity to get rid of some “treasures” we no longer needed.
当我们决定搬进小点的房子时，就需要扔掉一些用不上的“宝贝”。
These colleges will be forced to either downsize and educate students more cost effectively or close their doors for good.
这些学院将被迫进行精简，提高教育的性价比或者关门。
Large home - do you need a home as large as the one you are in? Can you downsize and move to an area that has considerably lower taxes?
宽敞的房子——你的房子是否需要像现在住的这样大？你是否可以住小一点的并且搬到税收更低的地区去？
They believe that people sleep so that their synapses can downsize and prepare for a new day and the next round of learning and synaptic strengthening.
他们认为，人们睡觉是为了缩小突触，以为新的一天、下一轮的学习与突触功能增强作好准备。
Thanks to the presence of five hybrids in its lineup, it doesn't face the same pressure as its competitors to downsize its models to meet fuel economy standards.
它的产品线中已经有五款混合动力车型，所以它不必像它的竞争对手一样，为了满足燃油经济性标准而急着要给车型瘦身减排。
Their main objective was to help Kiev downsize a missile-production infrastructure that had been used to churn out the bulk of the Soviet Union's long-range weapons.
他们的主要目标是帮助基辅裁减已用于生产大部分苏联远程武器的导弹生产基础设施。
While it is unlikely that most consumers will downsize as much as Ms. Strobel did, many have been, well, happily surprised by the pleasures of living a little more simply.
虽然大多数的消费者不会像Ms .Strobel一样将生活简化到如此程度，但仍有许多人惊讶地享受着简单生活的乐趣。
Downsize potatoes, pasta, rice and fatty and sugary foods, and super size fruit and vegetables.
减少土豆、意大利面、米跟多糖多脂的食物分量，多吃水果跟蔬菜。
Downsize potatoes, pasta, rice and fatty and sugary foods, and super size fruit and vegetables.
减少土豆、意大利面、米跟多糖多脂的食物分量，多吃水果跟蔬菜。
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