Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
他的出身背景一般般，但绝算不上贫穷。
No schedule can make effective and fine-grained work assignments in a complex environment with modest variability, anyway.
在具有适度可变性的复杂环境中，没有任何计划可以做出有效的细粒度工作分配。
I am no motivational speaker, but I do know that I have the skills to assist others in a modest way.
我不是积极的演说者，但是我知道我可以以一种谦虚的方式帮助他人。
They set no store by our more modest, intimate wants which have to be met behind the scenes,--the whole of their attention is directed to momentary attitudinising and display.
他们不太看重我们那些更为谦虚的、更为亲切的、不得不在幕后予以满足的那些需要，——他们整个的注意力都集中在转瞬即逝的装腔作势和炫耀上了。
Not only would a modest rise have "very little or no effect" on employment, the letter said, it would be an important tool in fighting poverty.
信中讲到，适度地提高不但对受雇率有很小或者没有影响，而且它将是对付贫困的有力武器。
Greece won a modest reduction in the interest rate it is paying on its loans, but Ireland received no such concession because it insisted on keeping its low corporate-tax rate.
希腊获准适度调低其贷款的支付利率，但爱尔兰由于坚持要保持较低的企业税率，没有得到贷款支付利率方面的让步。
Even better, in recent JVMs, the performance cost of uncontended synchronization (when no thread attempts to acquire a lock when another thread already holds it) is quite modest.
不过现在好了一点，在最近的JVM 中，没有争用的同步（一个线程拥有锁的时候，没有其他线程企图获得锁）的性能成本还是很低的。
Shocked's song has a romantic tinge to it, but actually there is no mystique to this modest town.
夏克的歌给安克雷奇抹上一层浪漫的色调，但事实上这个简朴的城市毫无神秘可言。
No one believes that GM will return to its former glory. The question is whether the new, smaller GM can succeed on its own more modest terms.
没人相信通用能重新夺回往昔的荣耀，现在的问题是这个全新的，小号的通用能否更踏实，更务实一些，靠自己的力量迈向成功。
But some policymakers worry that the financial system is still in no state to absorb even modest shocks.
但是一些政策制定者担心金融系统仍无法承受住一般性冲击。
If Obama shares this view, it's no wonder he wants to blunt NASA's space program, to divert it from a symbol of American greatness into a more modest public relations program.
如果奥巴马也认同这个观点的话，就不会奇怪他为什么想要放慢太空总署的空间计划，让伟大的美国象征转行从事更为低调的公关工作了。
Moreover, recent talks between the U.S. and China in Beijing produced only modest accomplishments and little or no progress on fundamental issues, chief among them complaints about currency.
此外，美国最近与中国进行的对话成效有限，在一些根本性的问题上几乎没能取得进展，其中首当其冲的就是人民币汇率问题。
The requirements for the interception point were modest in the first usage scenario, and no performance problems have been attributed to it thus far.
在第一个使用场景中对拦截点的要求是最低的，迄今还没有出现性能问题。
Moreover, recent talks between the U. S. and China in Beijing produced only modest accomplishments and little or no progress on fundamental issues, chief among them complaints about currency.
此外，美国最近与中国进行的对话成效有限，在一些根本性的问题上几乎没能取得进展，其中首当其冲的就是人民币汇率问题。
When Alexey Pajitnov put the finishing touches on Tetris 26 years ago Saturday, he had no way of knowing his modest video game would become Russia's most entertaining export.
26年前的一个周六，当阿列克谢·帕基特诺夫敲完俄罗斯方块游戏程序的最后几个代码时，他根本想不到这个不起眼的视频游戏将成为俄罗斯最引人入胜的出口产品。
Its public finances are no worse than those of many other rich countries, and the big Banks can handle the modest sell-off in government bonds seen so far.
其公共财政状况并不比其他发达国家的状况要糟，而其大型银行显然足以应付到目前为止对其国债的有限度抛售。
Mothers' work hours showed modest to no effect on bullying behavior.
结果显示，母亲的工作时长并没有对产生这种不良行为产生影响。
According to Mr Setser’s figures, over the past three months China’s American assets showed no growth for the first time in many years—despite the modest increase in reserves.
根据Setser的数据在过去三个月是这些年来首次中国的美国资产没有增长——尽管外汇储备有适度的增长。
There was no real need to go back to the punitive state of the 1920s, so you return to something which is much more modest.
其实真没必要再回到上世纪二十年代，那种严惩不贷的状态中去，而应该更加谦和地反思过去的某些事情。
Greece won a modest reduction in the interest rate it is paying on its loans, but Ireland received no such concession because it insisted on keeping its low corporate-tax rate. See article.
希腊目前用以偿还所贷款项的利率得以适当降低，但由于坚持低企业税率，爱尔兰没有获得此项特权。
Because the DM-10 and B-100 use no global negative feedback, the damping factor is very modest.
由于糖尿病- 10和B- 100使用没有全球性的负反馈，阻尼因素是非常温和的。
The present round of industrial policy will no doubt produce some modest successes-and a crop of whopping failures.
最近这轮产业政策无疑会取得一定的成功，继而是一连串的巨大失败。
They had to settle for a very modest house with no garage.
他们只得满足于一栋没有车库的一般的住宅。
Would you do it no good if you secured to it another faithful and modest citizen?
那你对国家最好的帮助不就是成为一个诚心诚意地谦虚端庄的市民吗？
For all of 2008, unit growth was just 7%, and this year will likely fall further: Some analysts are predicting no growth or even a modest contraction.
2008年全年销售量增幅只有7%，今年很可能会进一步下滑，一些分析师预计销售量不会出现增长，甚至会出现小幅收缩。
Though no guarantee of success, this modest deployment may, it is hoped, salvage a mission on the brink of failure.
尽管不能保证取得胜利，但是这个小小的举动也被寄予厚望能够将追击任务从失败的边缘拉回来。
The analysis also showed that viral load testing provided little or no clinical benefit over monitoring CD4 + counts alone and CD4 + counts proved to provide a substantial benefit at a modest cost.
分析发现病毒负荷试验未比CD 4 +计数检测多一点临床获益，而CD 4 +计数则以适当的费用提供了实质性益处。
The analysis also showed that viral load testing provided little or no clinical benefit over monitoring CD4 + counts alone and CD4 + counts proved to provide a substantial benefit at a modest cost.
分析发现病毒负荷试验未比CD 4 +计数检测多一点临床获益，而CD 4 +计数则以适当的费用提供了实质性益处。
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