That whispered message, half invitation and halt forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure.

当我们听到“同辈压力”这个词时，我们大多数人的脑海中总会半诱惑半强迫地出现这样一个低低的声音。

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It will shed half of its eight brands, slash a third of the hourly work force and halt production at 14 plants.

裁掉该公司8个品牌中的一半，削减三分之一的小时工，14家工厂停止生产。

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Judging how far the XF will halt the slide in Jaguar's fortunes-its sales have fallen by almost half from a peak of 130,000 a few years ago-is only one question among many.

判断XF系列能阻止捷豹的财产下滑到什么程度——它的销售已从几年前的峰值13万辆下跌了几乎一半——只是许多问题中的一个问题。

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The left-hander shared an opening stand of 184 in 48 overs with Marvan Atapattu, who contributed 81, and Kumar Sangakkara also reached a half century before a halt was called.

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The decision to halt "Two and a Half Men" was announced Thursday after Sheen spoke with the Jones show.

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Sales figures of regional titles showed that the Press and Journal was one of few to halt the slide in the first half of this year.

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