What underlies so many of Obama's decisions is an attachment to the institutions that hold up American society, a desire to make them function better rather than remake them altogether.

奥巴马的决定是美国社会制度的一种必然产物，支持他的是一种愿望：让这种制度运行的更好，而不是重建它们。

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I sit in my field. I'm eating my carrot. I hold it up and I say, "This is raw? It's ridiculous. 'Raw' as opposed to what?" Right?

我坐在我的地上，我吃我的萝卜，我突然拿起它，说，这萝卜是生的吗，这简直荒谬，不是生的是什么，是吧？

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They hold up 50, 60 years later, as stills, without dialogue. You know immediately what it is.

“即使在5、6十年后，无需对白，你也立刻就知道它在说些什么”。

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Dr. Robert Wood of Hopkins says what's surprising in the research is that this seems to hold up even in children who have had severe allergic reactions early in life.

NPR: Studies Predict Odds of Outgrowing Nut Allergies

The monetary authorities look to the markets to hold a mirror up to the economy, but what is reflected back is simply the bank's own prior beliefs.

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But, more important will be crafting policies that will hold up under scrutiny (policies that are specific about what is appropriate or not and includes contextual examples), allow employees to use social media in ways that benefit the company, and are actually enforceable (e.g. do not violate the NLRA).

FORBES: A Primer on How to Create A Sound Social Media Policy