The old man quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light.

老人迅速抓住警察的手，把它放在灯的顶上。

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Orders came down the line from the very top.

命令从最高领导人逐级传达下来。

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When I looked down from the top floor, I felt giddy.

我从顶楼朝下看时感到头晕目眩。

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"The Tea Party movement is not a top-down operation.

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Top-down processing is an example of when you know what something is you hear it that way.

举例来说,自上而下加工就是,当你知道某句话是什么的时候,你便会按照这句话去听

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So, top-down processing affects how we hear things, usually, almost always, for the better.

所以,自上而下加工几乎总是,会往好的方向影响我们的理解

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Are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us into this mess?

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

We cannot afford to double down on the same top-down economic policies that got us into this mess.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event -- Denver, CO

Spain and other distressed parts of the Eurozone require a two-pronged top-down and bottom-up approach which will assist in implementation of reform.

CNN: After the bailout, Spain needs to rise to the challenge