"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on,"

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Lay it down and make sure it's in the right position, right?

确保把它们放在合适的位置，我说的对吧？

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Some of this can be done if consumers make different choices in what they eat, but some can be silent changes too, so Frito-Lay taking the Trans fats out of their products and switching them with a healthier fat is a silent change that could have a positive impact on public health.

有些只要消费者选择其它的食物即可做到,但也有些变化是悄无声息的,菲多利将其产品中的反式脂肪,替换成更健康的脂肪就并未声张,这对大众健康有着积极的影响

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Then, you make an arrow corresponding to B and lay it on the end of this one.

再画一个表示 B 的箭头,把 B 放在 A 的终点

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