Citizens in Vermont control their municipal affairs by putting forward proposals, or backing up others' suggestions, until a consensus is reached through a vote.
佛蒙特州的公民通过提出建议或支持他人的建议来控制他们的市政事务，直到他们通过投票达成共识。
There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected.
看来人们一致同意放弃这一计划。
Yet for a consensus to be reached, there must be openness.
然而为了达成一致，就必须敞开心胸。
Reaching a consensus is often not practical, nor possible.
要形成一致通常是不可行的，也是不可能的。
There was a consensus on continuing the first two temporary recommendations .
一致同意继续实行前两项临时建议。
It's interesting, when I talk to the ants, there is a consensus among them.
有意思的是，我们在谈到蚁族时，他们都很有默契。
However, G8 members do not appear to have reached a consensus on some issues.
然而，八国在一些问题上还未达成共识。
Until recently, there seemed to be a consensus that this was 30 or 40 years off.
直到不久前，人们还普遍认为这大概还需要30或40年才能做到。
Where Mr Kirchner seemed to relish confrontation, she ran as a consensus-builder.
在基什内尔先生似乎喜欢采取对抗手段的地方，她则会力图寻求共识。
Even if such a consensus is reached, changes are likely to apply only in the future.
即便达成共识，产生的变化也很可能只有在将来才能应用。
But there was an overwhelming feeling that 'we must arrive at a consensus'. It wasn't easy.
但是，有一种压倒一切的感觉，即“我们必须达成共识”，这并不容易。
But in France she stopped short of endorsing military action, and a consensus seemed far off.
在法国，她差一点就同意军事行动了，看来还是没有达成共识。
A consensus of a certain kind washed over the group, and we all dutifully lined up for the bus.
团里被某种共识所笼罩，我们都尽职地排队上巴士。
Mr Obama is intelligent, inspiring and appears by instinct to be a consensus-seeking pragmatist.
奥巴马聪明，有感染力，似乎骨子里就是一个始终寻求共识的实用主义者。
All you see here is washed and selected by time, before becoming a custom, a consensus, a culture.
一切，被时间打磨，被时间沉淀，终于形成了一种习惯，一种默契，一种文化。
Seeking to forge a consensus, Mr Piñera in May set up a committee to advise on electricity generation.
为了达成一个共识，Piñera先生在5月份成立了一个委员会来商量发电问题。
Meanwhile, China hopes the G-20 meeting will reach a consensus on how to deal with the global crisis.
同时，中方希望20国集团会议达成如何处理全球性危机共识。
This is a consensus reached between the two state leaders, and also the Shared aspiration of both peoples.
这是两国领导人达成的共识，也是两国人民的共识。
The very notion that truth would be checked by a consensus of passing conscientious browsers was far-fetched.
认为路过的尽责浏览者的共识能够核实条目真实性的想法，有些不切实际。
Of course if we had a consensus, then this would be an option, and we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.
如果大家能达成共识，那我们就有了选择，就不需要公投了。
Round the rich world a consensus has emerged that austerity should mean spending cuts rather than tax increases.
在富裕人群的世界里，浮现出了一个共识：财政紧缩应该意味着多削减开支，少增加税收。
The conference produced a consensus that funding would be balanced between animal and human health activities.
此次会议达成的共识是在动物和人类健康活动中协调捐款的使用。
Often in Japan matters are discussed at informal talks, just like here, until a consensus of opinion is reached.
在日本常在非正式的会谈中讨论事情，就像这里，直到达成共识。
In a matter of days, a consensus quickly emerged: Most strategists now place the odds of a double dip at 30-40%.
短短几天之内，一个共识浮出水面：大多数的分析师认为经济二次探底的可能性在30% - 40%之间。
But on the other hand, we thought that we knew them pretty well, and let us do more of a consensus building thing.
但是另一方面，我知道我们很了解他们，而这也让我们更容易达成共识。
A consensus is forming that policymakers should tighten fiscal policy, sharply, in countries with large fiscal deficits.
各方正在形成一个共识，即在巨额财政赤字的国家，政策制定者应大幅收紧财政政策。
A consensus is forming that policymakers should tighten fiscal policy, sharply, in countries with large fiscal deficits.
各方正在形成一个共识，即在巨额财政赤字的国家，政策制定者应大幅收紧财政政策。
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