Such "trading down" proved true for much of the latest recession, when fast-food companies picked up customers who could no longer afford to eat at casual restaurants.
在最近的经济衰退中，快餐公司招揽了那些再也负担不起在休闲餐厅吃饭的顾客，这种“消费降级”在很大程度上被证明是正确的。
We celebrate by eating at birthdays and special events, or even at casual functions like you described, going out after work.
我们在庆祝生日或特殊活动的时候吃饭，也如你所说下班之后出去吃饭。
The telephonist at the other end was cheery and casual.
那一端的接线员欢快而轻松。
I had no idea how to get beyond casual friendships to anything romantic, no idea at all.
我不知道如何越过普通的友谊进入到浪漫的关系，根本没有任何主意。
A warm August weekend. At the early morning trailheads, casual hikers are setting off on long and short loops.
在八月的一个温暖的周末清晨，在路的起点处，休闲徒步旅行者正为旅行准备长短绳结。
They can be watertight, like that at the London Times, but increasingly they are porous, letting publishers charge for access to content while also admitting casual visitors and allowing sharing.
虽然他们可能是完全收费的，像伦敦泰晤士报那样，但是他们越来越多通道的，让出版商对内容收费的同时，也允许休闲的浏览者进入，允许分享。
This can be done in a casual backyard picnic setting or a potluck dinner at your home.
宴会不需太隆重，在自家后院办个休闲的野餐聚会或者在家举行百味晚宴即可。
My father had mentioned him regularly, not as a part of normal conversation but as a casual aside that could come up at any time without warning.
我父亲总是时不时地提到他，不是通常的谈话，而是随随便便，不知什么时候就冒出来一句。
Existing research - and casual observation - suggests it takes time to find a fitting job match at a good employer, especially when the labor market is slow to recover.
目前研究——和偶然观察——表明要找到合心意的工作和老板是费时的，尤其是劳动力市场恢复迟缓的时候。
Mr. Takeshita is like a super light casual user, he doesn't play that many games at all.
稻船敬二先生完全像是一个临时的玩家，他玩的游戏并不是很多。
Holding his Martini glass at a casual angle, Ken reflected to no one in particular, “We have . . . always lived beyond our means.”
肯随意地拿着酒杯，没有特别针对某个人的问题，说了一句：“我们……总是不能按照自己所预想的方式来生活。”
However, I really enjoy shopping at Nordstrom for all occasions, and casual wear,” one customer wrote on Rateitall, a consumer reviews site.
但是我真的很喜欢在诺德斯特姆购物，不论是购买各个场合穿的正装还是休闲服，”Rateitall客户评论网站的一位顾客写道。
However, I really enjoy shopping at Nordstrom for all occasions, and casual wear, ” one customer wrote on Rateitall, a consumer reviews site.
但是我真的很喜欢在诺德斯特姆购物，不论是购买各个场合穿的正装还是休闲服，”Rateitall客户评论网站的一位顾客写道。
If you're like most stay at home parents your wardrobe may be a tad dated or just a bit too casual.
如果你和大部分呆在家里的父母一样，你的衣柜可能太孩子气了或者太随意了。
Friendships coalesced out of the casual ease of those summer afternoons at the swimming pool.
我们的友谊随着那个夏天在游泳馆里度过的那些个安逸的下午结束了。
Except at the most youthful of fashion and dot-com companies, casual Fridays never really caught on in Japan.
在日本，除了在非常年轻的时装及网络公司之外，星期五便装日从来都没有真正流行过。
The couple, who married Friday at an opulent ceremony at Westminster Abbey, walked to the helipad wearing casual clothes and stopped to shake hands with staff members before heading off.
这对于星期五在威斯敏斯特教堂里举行华丽的结婚典礼的新婚夫妇,穿便服走到停机坪,在飞机起飞前停下来与职员握手。
This may help to explain why the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was so good at turning casual listeners into addicts.
这也许有助于解释为什么《银河便车漫游指南》如此善于让偶然的听众变得上瘾。
A casual glance at the DOE's projections for us energy use look fairly green with renewable energy as a share of electricity production more than doubling by 2030 to over 12 per cent.
乍看上去，美国能源部对美国能源消耗的预测似乎相当环保：到2030年，可再生能源占总发电量的比例将增加一倍以上，超过12%。
Many theories come up at the company watercooloer or in casual dinner conversation: Did bankrupt U.S. car companies have a hand in knocking down Toyota’s previously stellar safety record?
很多人在公司的茶水间和餐厅里议论：那些破产的美国汽车公司有没有插手这一使得丰田安全记录破灭的事件？
A common sight from Washington DC to Los Angeles is groups of Hispanics standing at street corners in the morning hoping an employer will pick them up for casual work.
从华盛顿到洛杉矶，这种情景屡见不鲜：路边街角聚集着众多拉美后裔，他们忐忑不安地期盼雇主给他们一份能够填饱肚子的工作。
It is important to realize two things about fallacies: first, fallacious arguments are very, very common and can be quite persuasive, at least to the casual reader or listener.
对于谬误，我们需要有两点准备，第一，谬误是非常常见的现象，至少对于无心的听众和读者而言，结论本身却可能显得很有说服力。
Last week's Casual Fridays study was inspired by my annoyance at a website form which required me to constantly switch between typing in information and selecting it from a menu.
上周的周五侃大山，灵感来自于我对一份网络表格的厌恶。这份表格一会要我键入信息，一会又让我从菜单中选择。
The low rate of transmission to persons with casual contact suggests that aerosol transmission via the respiratory tract is not efficient, if it occurs at all.
偶然接触者的低传播率表明，如果确实发生，经过呼吸道的空气传播是无效的。
The Armani line was at first noted for loose, smart-casual blazers that provided a refreshing alternative to both the stiff, formal suits and the sloppy, laid-back hippie style of the previous decade.
亚曼尼的设计最初以轻松、时髦又随意的上衣而著称，它开创了一种新颖的风格，摆脱了之前十年一直风行的两种样式：正式却死板的西装和过于随便的嬉皮风格。
The Armani line was at first noted for loose, smart-casual blazers that provided a refreshing alternative to both the stiff, formal suits and the sloppy, laid-back hippie style of the previous decade.
亚曼尼的设计最初以轻松、时髦又随意的上衣而著称，它开创了一种新颖的风格，摆脱了之前十年一直风行的两种样式：正式却死板的西装和过于随便的嬉皮风格。
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