This alleged iron law of wages declares that wages can never rise above the minimum requisite to keep the laborer in bare existence as a laborer.

这条所谓的工资铁律宣称，工人的工资绝不可能上涨到劳动者作为劳动者必须维持其最低限度生存的最低工资水平以上。

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The trick, Dr Smith suggests, is to cut patients' iron intake to the minimum necessary for survival.

史密斯博士的技巧是，将病人的铁摄入量减少到维持生命的最低水平。

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School canteens will not be allowed to offer meals outside strict calorie limits, and must provide foods with a minimum level of iron, zinc, calcium and vitamins.

学校食堂不允许提供外面严格控制热量的饭菜，只能提供含有最低量的铁、锌和维生素饭菜。

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At a minimum that means not only having hotlines between the two governments, but also cast-iron commitments from the Chinese always to pick up the phone.

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The fair trade ethos attempts to iron out the volatility of world commodity markets by guaranteeing farmers in poor countries a minimum price for their crops.

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