If you're dealing with an Artful Dodger, then you may have to apply more drastic measures and reduce his list to one task at a time.

如果你对付的是一个狡猾的躲避者，那你可能需要采取更激烈的措施，每次把他的任务清单减少到一个任务。

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Those measures would likely add hundreds of billions of dollars to budget deficits at a time when the White House and lawmakers are trying to narrow them by more than one trillion.

当白宫和立法者正在尝试将它们缩小一万亿以上的时候，那些措施可能一次就增加上千亿美元的预算赤字。

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Exotic facials were one way to turn back the hands of time, to help uncover that baby face hidden under the wrinkles and acne. But desperate times did indeed call for desperate measures.

奇特的面部护理是返老还童、有助于展现隐藏在皱纹和痤疮下幼嫩肌肤的一个方法，但对自己这张脸绝望时你的确会采取一些极端的方法。

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Sustainable growth also meant growth that was driven by sales--not one-time gains or cost-cutting measures.

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Private researchers who analyzed federal data on airline performance also said in a report being released Monday that consumer complaints to the Department of Transportation surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job.

NPR: Airline Passenger Complaints Surged In 2012

There were one-time charges and gains, "repositioning" costs, impairment adjustments and ever-confusing special accounting measures.

WSJ: A Rally Built Atop Surprises, Mostly Bad