He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.

他认为他不应再得到那么高的薪金了。他根本不配拿那么多钱。

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As fast-food companies shift from "super size" to "more buys", they need to keep customer traffic high throughout the day.

随着快餐公司从“超大规模”转变为“更多买家”的经营模式，他们需要保持全天的高客流量。

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The cave-making recipe calls for a steady emission of volcanic gas and heat, a heavy annual snowfall at an elevation high enough to keep it from melting during the summer.

洞穴的形成需要火山气体和热量的稳定释放，海拔高到足以防止每年的大量降雪在夏季融化。

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There was a new system of liquid nitrogen to keep the pilot cool and to resist the crushing force of gravity at high speeds.

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In order to keep the currency convertible they had to keep interest rates high to prevent people from demanding the gold.

为了保持货币的转换性,他们不得不将利率提高,以防人们向他们索求金子的兑换。

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So it was very important that we keep the motivation high so that they were not in the compassion of time and the requirement set for very high-stress jobs climbs under the way.

使这一动机足够强烈,是十分重要的,这样不会过分在乎时间,高压力工作带来的要求,也就不那么重要了。

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They support the business, manage projects, keep uptime high, and keep costs down.

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