Some staff have been slow to blow the whistle on projects they oversaw, not wanting to embarrass host governments, or nervous of more senior loan-pushers. 一些职员已经逐渐不再举报他们所监视的项目,他们不希望让主办政府陷入困窘,或让更多资深的借贷推销人感到不安。
Hedonism and frivolity will diffuse hell through all our days When his wife dragged up his infidelities, he was not slow in getting a blow in her flirtations. 享乐主义和轻薄浮佻会将地狱扩展到我们的整个日子之中。妻子一扯上他的不忠行为这个话题,他立刻就对她的轻佻反唇相讥。
The notion that antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E could slow ageing has been dealt a blow by a scientific study showing that the theory behind the advice is wrong. 补充抗氧化剂如维生素C和E可以延缓衰老的观念被沉重一击。科学研究表明,支撑此观点的理论是错误的。
My daddy told me slow down, boy, you goin to blow it. 莪父亲劝莪放慢脚步,他说,孩子,不然你就会搞砸统统。
However, if Chinese demand does slow, rising iron ore orders from other emerging markets across Latin America and Africa are likely to cushion the blow, he says. 然而,分析师表示,如果中国需求的确放缓,拉美与非洲等其它新兴市场铁矿石订单的增加,可能会缓和前者的影响。