Most of employers are planning to cut down on wages instead of laying off employees in response to the economic depression.

为了应对经济萧条，大多数雇主正计划降低工资，而不是裁员。

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A car backfiring, for instance, can set off an emotional response in a combat veteran if the loud noise becomes associated in his mind with a wartime experience.

比如，汽车爆胎会让退伍老兵产生情绪化的反应，只要他的脑子将这声巨响同战争中的某次经历联系在了一起。

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Stymied by my lame response, he went off in search of more interesting prey.

我蹩脚的回答阻止他继续说下去，他会开始寻找更有意思的猎物。

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The communist North called off reunions in response to what it considers South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's hard-line policy.

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And now the bell--When--You start off with the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response.

开始时呈现无条件刺激，会出现无条件反应。

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And the sooner I know your response, the better off we are.

我越早收到你的答复，对你我双方就越有利。

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From May Singapore s postmen will take Saturdays off in response to falling mail volumes.

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X-rays and gamma rays that Eros gives off in response to bombardment by solar and cosmic radiation.

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Your furnace or hot water heater functions exactly as it always has coming on and going off in response to thermostat settings.

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