The introduction of short sharp shocks in detention centers will simply give more young people a taste of something else they don't need.
在拘留中心引入短暂而剧烈的冲击,只会让更多的年轻人尝到他们不需要的东西。
Some species of Arctic birds are threatened by recent sharp increases in the population of snow geese, which breed in the Arctic and are displacing birds of less vigorous species.
某些种类的北极鸟受到近来雪雁数量急剧增加的威胁,这些雪雁在北极繁殖,并且正在取代生命力较弱的鸟类。
Escalating worldwide demand for corn has led to a sharp increase in the market price of corn, and corn prices are likely to remain high.
全球对玉米需求的不断增长导致了玉米市场价格的急剧上涨,而玉米价格很可能继续保持在高位。
Shifting eating habits, including a sharp drop in consumption of sparkling drinks, have forced a radical change in the industry.
饮食习惯的改变,包括汽水消费量的大幅下降,迫使该行业发生了根本性的变化。
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of children in developing countries who weigh too much.
世界卫生组织表示,目前发展中国家体重超标的儿童数量急剧增加。
The consultants were a group of men in sharp suits.
顾问都是些衣着入时的男人。
There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation.
通货膨胀率急剧上升了。
There was a sharp fall in the value of the dollar.
美元的价值有大幅下降。
The incident brought the problem of violence in schools into sharp focus.
这次事件使校园暴力成为焦点问题。
In some of the pictures the subjects are out of focus while the background is sharp.
在一些照片中,主体对焦不准,背景反而很清晰。
There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.
失业人数急剧增长。
Official figures show a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists.
官方数字显示外国游客数量骤降。
Scientists have dated sharp-edged flakes of stone found in the fine-grained sediments of a dry riverbed in the Afar region of Ethiopia to between 2.52 and 2.60 million years ago.
科学家们已经确定,在埃塞俄比亚阿法尔地区干燥河床的细颗粒沉积物中发现的具有锋利边缘的石片存在于252万至260万年前。
In a million words written over 20 years, he captured the full range of human emotions and conflicts with a precision that remains sharp today.
在20多年的写作生涯中,他用100万字的篇幅捕捉到了人类情感和冲突的方方面面,其文字的精确度在今天依然敏锐。
The number of people experiencing depression shows a sharp increase in the first year of high school.
患上抑郁症的人数在高一急剧增加。
The puppy stopped in front of him, and gave a sharp bark.
小狗在他面前停了下来,发出了尖厉的吠声。
There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world's most populous countries, India and China.
(经济)放缓有两个令人担忧的特点。其一,在世界上人口最多的国家——印度和中国,这种现象尤为明显。
Judging from the teacher's sharp words, it's apparent that he is not in the least satisfied with the results of the test.
从老师尖刻的话语中可以判断,他对这次考试的结果一点也不满意。
Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation.
很快,联邦政府就彻底地切断了用于此类目的的开销,后来直接取消了这项开支,这导致了营业中的托儿所数量锐减。
The children's mercurial natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.
孩子们善变的性格与他们父母平和的性格形成了鲜明的对比。
A new data shows that the global AIDS pandemic will cause a sharp drop in life expectancy in dozens of countries, in some cases declines of almost three decades.
一项新的数据显示,全球艾滋病疫情将导致数十个国家的预期寿命大幅下降,在有些国家寿命减幅近30年。
Kevin Balke, a research engineer at the Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, says that while smart lights can be particularly beneficial for some cities, others are so jammed that only a sharp reduction in the number of cars on the road will make a meaningful difference.
德克萨斯农工大学交通研究所的研究工程师凯文·鲍克说,虽然智能交通灯对一些城市特别有帮助,但有些城市太拥挤了,只有大幅减少道路上的汽车数量才能有效改变拥堵的局面。
Challenging work that requires lots of analytical thinking, planning and other managerial skills might help your brain stay sharp as you age, a study published on Wednesday in the journal Neurology suggests.
周三发表在《神经病学》杂志上的一项研究表明,需要大量分析思维、计划和其他管理技能的挑战性工作可能有助于你年纪渐长时保持大脑敏锐。
Not all is gloom. Despite a rise in the yen, Japan’s terms of trade have been helped by sharp falls in the price of energy, almost all of which Japan imports.
并不是一切都是坏消息,日元升值,在下降的能源价格的帮助下(这部分日本几乎全靠进口),日本的贸易条件可以改善。
The sharp, early rebound in profits coming out of the recession has been a recovery bright spot.
走出衰退过后不久公司利润就出现大幅反弹,曾是复苏中的一个亮点。
Jadedness first: one of the most striking results is a sharp drop in the popularity of voting.
先来看看人们的疲惫。最令人震惊的结果之一的人们对投票选举的热情急速冷却。
But she seemed to do it, more in the excessively sharp exercise of her official functions, than with any deliberate unkindness.
不过她这样做,似乎倒并不是由于她故意冷酷无情,而是由于她过分严厉地履行她的职责。
China's consumer prices rose by 5.6% in the year to July, the biggest increase for ten years, because of sharp rises in the cost of meat.
中国消费者物价到今年七月底增长了5.6%,这是十年来的最大增长率,主要因为肉类产品价格大幅增长。
So far, those supply chains seem to be intact, partly helped by the sharp drop in the price of oil.
截止至目前,全球供应链似乎还完好无缺,一定程度上受到石油价格的剧烈下跌的帮助。
So far, those supply chains seem to be intact, partly helped by the sharp drop in the price of oil.
截止至目前,全球供应链似乎还完好无缺,一定程度上受到石油价格的剧烈下跌的帮助。
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