Many banks have been reluctant to loan money because they are unsure if they will need their cash reserves to cover the cost of billions of dollars in questionable loans, which are frequently referred to as toxic assets.

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If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

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Politicians are reluctant to cut taxes, but they do it gradually.

政客们虽不愿削减税费，但还是逐渐地那么做了。

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Many a scholar are very reluctant to admit that there's any Mycenaean stuff here, although they cannot fail to concede that some of the physical implements that are found at Mycenaean sites are precisely like what Homer says.

许多学者不愿承认,存在于迈锡尼文明时期的文物,尽管他们勉强同意,在迈锡尼文明遗址中发现的文物,和荷马描述的非常接近

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