It also demonstrates that swift reform is often more effective than drawn-out and painful adjustments.

No one in the drawn-out process knew why he had chosen them, nor did they need to.

在这个漫长的过程中，谁也不知道——也不需要知道——他为什么选择这些人。

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The long drawn-out conflict between the employers and workers led to the strike last week.

劳资之间旷日持久的纠纷导致了上周的罢工。

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They're willing to drag my family through a long, drawn-out trial?

他们存心想让我们一家卷入漫长的官司？

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But this is a drawn-out process and, not least, also raises the real value of debt.

但这是一个漫长的过程，尤其是它还会提高债务的实际价值。

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They stay away from leading questions, charged words, and drawn-out statements.

他们总是远离引导性的问题、充满感情的话语以及冗长的观点。

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The eurozone economy is stuck in a long and drawn-out recession.

欧元区经济正陷入旷日持久的衰退当中。

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This is never more apparent than on "dress& down days", when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could.

这种“以衣度人”的态度在“便装日”表现得更为明显，这时你的穿着比任何商务套装都更能说明你的一切。

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In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress& down days than on "business professional" days.

事实上，人们更注重你的便装，而不是你的职业装。

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Nancy's work is a mess, you know. I'm afraid he'll dress her down.

你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。

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That man doesn't talk reason. it's a splendid chance to dress him down a bit.

这人不讲道理，这个是机会，得好好说他一下。

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Many companies enforce a 'dress down Friday' policy as an incentive for office workers to let their hair down at the end of the week. But according to new research, for many the opposite effect is achieved as people get stressed about what to wear on their day 'off' from the office uniform.

许多公司都推行“周五便装日”政策，鼓励员工在周末放松一下。然而，一项新调查显示，这一措施对许多人而言却起到了反效果，人们因为便装日这天不知道要穿什么衣服好而感到焦虑。

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Deadlines and budgets aside, one in ten workers cite dress down Friday as the most stressful time of the week and 15 percent become so stressed by what to wear they even call in sick.

除了截止期限日和财政预算日，十分之一的职员都认为周五是一周中压力最大的一天，15%的职员甚至因为不知道穿什么衣服好而压力倍增，干脆请病假不来上班。

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When I was twenty-eight, I was teaching English to freshmen in a high school where occasionally the faculty and staff were allowed to dress down.

我二十八岁时，在一所高中教新生英语，学校的教职员工偶尔可以穿着便装。

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Shops were boarded up, banks warned employees to dress down and police responded to reports of a suspicious package at the bank.

店家给商店上了铺板，银行警告员工不要穿着时髦，而警察也对英国央行报告的可疑包裹加以处置。

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Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her, and slippers embroidered with silk and silver.

她的朋友小鸟从树上飞出来，为她带了一套金银制成的礼服和一双光亮的丝制舞鞋。

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In recruiting, companies may have to dress down to keep up, especially for a company like Starbucks that often hires younger employees.

在招聘中，公司可能得放宽穿着规定，才能跟得上需要，特别是像星巴克这类经常雇用年轻人的公司。

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These are great for giving your legs a rest from the heels or just when you want to dress down for the day.

穿高跟鞋之后换上平底鞋可以让双腿得到休息，或者碰巧你那天就想穿平底鞋。

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The tailor cut the dress down.

裁缝把衣服改小了。

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For employers, letting employees dress down at least some of the time has become an increasingly standard benefit.

对雇主来说，让员工至少能偶尔穿得随兴点，已逐渐成为标准福利了。

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These days men are more selective about when and where to dress up or dress down.

而如今男士们对何时何地盛装打扮或穿着随便有了更多的考虑。

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