Investors have been reluctant to buy up these questionable bank assets because of the high amount of risk involved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

as notoriously secretive and reluctant as Aristotle, his works acquired over the centuries virtual canonical status.

这么声名狼藉地闪躲与冷淡，并未损及亚里士多德作品,几个世纪以来真正代表的权威地位。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It was kind of funny at that time, decades ago, some of the people were kind of reluctant, but they said we just had to go with the flow.

在几十年前，这是很有趣的，有些人对此感到犹豫不决，但是他们还是决定随波逐流。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

Some of the worshippers in St.Peter's Square acknowledged the scandal would hurt the Church, but they seemed reluctant to be openly critical.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Of course, banks would be reluctant to do it by themselves, but the government's coming with a checkbook to write the money, so they can make the mortgage, and guarantees it.

当然,银行不愿亲自操刀,但是政府带着大量拨款来了,由他们发放抵押贷款,并给予担保

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Analysts say the biggest problem is high unemployment, which weakens demand and makes banks reluctant to lend.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

The president has been reluctant to make a decision while Afghanistan's political future was in doubt.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Other critics say some countries are reluctant to seek an emergency loan because it could be viewed as a stigma by the financial markets.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

Gates says Yemen's president appears to be reluctant to support the idea, because it would imply his government is not capable of handling the resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

In one year,that number would double. The auto industry was failing, banks had become reluctant to lend and Americans were losing their homes in record numbers.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Officials were initially reluctant to link the Times Square attempt to foreign terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Latinos in particular fear that they will be racially targeted by police on the basis of their appearance, and said it will make undocumented immigrants reluctant to report crimes or cooperate in police investigations.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

A WHO official in Jerusalem says the agency believes Israel is reluctant to allow certain items, such as batteries and electronic equipment into Gaza because it considers those items could potentially be used for military purposes.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

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.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23