The idea was that the tax would be low, and that it would be proportional and confined only to a tax on land and on landlords.
他们的思路是，税收负担会很轻，按比例征收，且仅限于对土地和地主征税。
With a cholera epidemic raging, and more than 1m earthquake survivors still living in tents, there were fears that turnout would be low.
由于霍乱猖獗，加之还有超过100万的地震难民还生活在帐篷中，人们担心投票率会很低。
But it became increasingly clear in recent weeks that our attendance would be low because editors need to be in their own newsrooms during this difficult time.
但越来越清楚，最近几周，我们参加率很低，因为编辑在这段艰难的时光出席需要自己的编辑部。
This would mean that although the lock had a high number of blocked requests, overall it had a very high number of successful acquires so the percentage of overall blocked requests would be low.
这表示尽管该锁拥有大量受到堵塞的请求，但总的来说它拥有很多的成功获取，因此总堵塞请求的百分比仍然很低。
When the water level was high, the user needed only to descend a few steps to reach it; when it was low, several levels would have to be negotiated.
当水位高的时候，使用者只需要往下走几个台阶就能到达井的部位；当水位低的时候，就要走好几层了。
People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard.
人们可能会认为，在一年中的大部分时间里气温都这么低的情况下，冰层会又厚又硬。
It would be prohibitive for low-income riders.
低收入乘客将望而却步。
During the recession companies set prices low, hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order more expensive items.
在经济衰退期间，公司把价格定得很低，希望一旦他们吸引顾客进门，就能说服顾客订购更贵的商品。
The researchers pointed out that low-frequency processes, such as fluctuations in stream flow and groundwater levels, would not usually be apparent to human populations.
研究人员指出，低频过程诸如河流流量和地下水水位的波动，通常不会对人类产生明显影响。
He then thought if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten.
他又想，如果他再往前走一点，树就会弯得足够低，他就可以够到小猫。
According to the firm's vice-president of marketing and sales, "We benefited from low expectations. The products were much better than people thought they would be."
该公司负责营销和销售的副总裁表示：“我们从低预期中受益。这个产品比人们预期的要好的多。”
If the fees for using smart CARDS and mobiles were low enough, cash would be more expensive to take, so it might well attract a surcharge.
如果能降低智能卡和手机使用成本，那么使用现金的成本就提高了，所以可以额外收费。
Eventually, money printing and the resulting inflation would cause the currency to be too high instead of too low.
印发钞票和随后引发的通货膨胀最终会导致货币价格高估。
The U.S. housing market isn't in good shape, but it's frightening to think how bad it would be if mortgage rates weren't this low.
美国房地产市场在低迷中，但是它仍在努力探寻当抵押率不再如此低时走势将是如何。
A chip with some CPU cores and some GPU cores on it would be a great product for the low end for people that don't care that much about performance.
如果把一些CPU核心和GPU核心做在同一颗芯片上，那么对于哪些并不是很在意性能的低端用户而言，这会是一款很棒的低端产品。
"If all of a sudden people would demand lower salt because low salt makes them look younger, this problem would be solved overnight," he said.
“如果突然间人们因为低盐量使他们看起来更年轻而需求更少的盐了，这个问题一夜之间就可以解决，”他说。
The Maldives, which wants to be carbon-neutral by 2020, is one of the most vulnerable countries to a rise in sea levels because its low-lying islands and atolls would be submerged.
马尔代夫希望到2020年达到碳中和目标，这是受海平面上升威胁最严重的国家之一，其低洼岛屿和环礁岛将被淹没。
Firms did not realise when they shifted operations to low-wage countries that some moves “would be almost irreversible”, says Mr Pisano.
同时他说：“当公司将转移那些工厂到低工资收入的国家时，他们没有意识到那是“几乎不可逆转的”。
Even if there were enough jobs, many South Africans would be unable to fill them, since educational standards are so low.
即使存在充足的就业岗位，由于现存教育水品如此之低，许多南非民众将难以胜任这些工作。
And example would be a retailer, particularly a low price retailer. The gross margins of a discount retailer could be as low as 25%.
拿一个零售商的例子，尤其是低价的零售商来说，一个折扣零售商的利润率通常会低至25%。
Prior to a major system error, the impact of the risk of an unintentional user error would be ranked low because of the user's excellent records of entering accurate data.
在发生较大的系统错误前，由于用户在数据正确输入数据方面有良好的记录，因此会认为非故意用户错误的风险影响很低。
Most funds would practically be starting from zero, considering the low percentage of total assets the metal represents today.
考虑到今天金属资产在总资产中所占比例很低，大多数基金实际上可能是从零开始。
Capital Economics, a London research firm, expects them to reach 3.5%. That would still be low by past standards and less than America's current 4.5%.
伦敦研究公司“资本经济”预计利息将升至3.5% .根据以往的标准，这样的利息还是偏低，比美国当前4.5%的利息要低。
The future may indeed lie with the low-cost airlines, but they would be foolish to bet on uninterrupted growth.
未来可能真的取决于成本低廉的航空公司，但他们为连续不断的增长下赌注未免过于愚蠢。
He said low pressure readings would indicate the well could be leaking oil elsewhere.
他说，低压力示数表示油井其他地方可能有漏油。
Though I would follow the usual practice and keep a low profile, our rapid-response operation would be out in force. It had to be.
我虽然会遵守一般的做法，保持低调，但我们的快速反应小组却会大规模进行活动。
Though I would follow the usual practice and keep a low profile, our rapid-response operation would be out in force. It had to be.
我虽然会遵守一般的做法，保持低调，但我们的快速反应小组却会大规模进行活动。
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