I should hope a little less and try a little more.

我应该少期盼一点，多尝试一点。

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Maybe we'll hear a little bit less noise.

也许我们听见的噪音会少一点。

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He ate little, and drank less.

他吃得不多，喝得更少。

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Last month we reported about a study that showed eating even a little less salt could greatly help the heart.

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We did something a little bit less nerdy, that is, we drew some pictures that represented what we'd found.

我们也使用了不那么烦人的,通过一些图型来得出我们的结论

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It's only a slight variation that makes it a little bit more polite. A little bit less approaching.

这样轻微的变形可以使你的问题变得更为礼貌，也更为委婉。

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The only reason John McCain scares me a little less is because I think he's a little less likely to win.

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The tinkering the prime minister was complaining about was the offer made last night to cut funds to the EU's poorer regions (so-called cohesion funds) a little less than originally proposed and cut subsidies to farmers (as ever the key concern of the French) a little less too.

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"In terms of extent, it is a little less, a little quieter, " police spokesman Kjell Lindgren told Reuters news agency on Friday.

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