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This, in turn, has short-changed investments in our own people, and contributed to record deficits.

这反过来减少了我们对自己国民的投资，并催生了破纪录的财政赤字。

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I find that some of the people teaching courses are less qualified than me and I feel short-changed.

我发现有些课程的任课教师水平还不如我，我感觉自己亏了。

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Students at Judge Business School in Cambridge, England, where Mr Roberts is ceo-in-residence, must feel short-changed.

罗伯茨是英国剑桥大学（cambridge）judge管理学院的驻院首席执行官（ceo-in-residence），那里的学生一定感觉上了当。

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I had let one short conversation with a total stranger change my attitude for an entire day.

和一个完全陌生的人的一次短短对话竟然改变了我整整一天的心情。

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I'm afraid I was short-changed. Could you look into it?

恐怕你少找我零钱了。你可以查一下吗？

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He says airlines will have to make sacrifices to keep from going under, but he says the one area they will not short-change is safety.

这位理事长兼首席执行官表示，航空业将不得不承受一些牺牲来确保生存。不过，他还说，有一个方面航空业是不会降低标准的，这就是航空安全。

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I think I've been short-changed at the bar.

我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。

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Looking back at all the money invested in my more than 20 years of formal education, I feel short-changed by my income and quality of life.

回顾20多年来接受正式教育投入的资金，我感到自己没有从收入和生活质量中得到相应回报。

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The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.

收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。

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But BofA shareholders are not the only ones potentially short-changed by the deal.

但是，美银股东还不是因为这宗交易而可能吃亏的唯一群体。

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Our children have been short-changed by the education system.

我们的孩子被教育体制骗了。

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When the band only played for 15 minutes, the fans felt they had been short-changed.

乐队只演奏了15分钟,歌迷们觉得受骗了。

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The naughty little boy was given short change by his relatives.

那调皮的小男孩没能得到他亲戚很好的关照.

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So if you think that by giving time to the non-exec role you are short-changing your own company, you must give it up.

所以，如果你认为担任非执行董事占用了你的时间，使你亏对自己的公司，你就必须放弃。

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Allowing MPs to moonlight elsewhere short-changes constituents and inevitably risks conflicts of interest.

允许国会议员在其他地方兼职是对选民的欺骗，也会不可避免地产生利益冲突。

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They often feel short-changed: the oldest gets more rights, and the youngest is spoiled.

他们常常觉得变化不大：最大的得到更多的权利,最小的被宠坏了。

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I can't say that boys are more short-changed.

我看男生并没有更受到忽视。

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Far from feeling short-changed, your managers will surely see your ambition as further evidence of your long-term value.

你的经理不但不会感到吃亏，还会把你的进取心看做证明你长期价值的进一步证据。

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The change from long to short hair is symbolic of the woman's need for change in her whole life.

一个女人把长发剪短就表示她想要改变生活。

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That's the second time I've been short-changed in that shop.

那家铺子少找钱给我已是第二次了。

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Be careful in that shop — they have a habit of short change.

小心那家商店——他们总是会少找钱.

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"The short-term fight against the snail, and a mid-to long-term fight against climate change."

短期内与蜗牛作战，中远期内抵御气候变化。

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The patient is short-changed because you get so little time with your doctor and also don't even get eye contact out of that little bit of time.

患者受到了欺骗，因为患者与医生相处的时间很少，而且在这么短的时间内，患者也无法与医生进行眼神交流。

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After a long battle with politicians, the internal revenue service appears be toughening its stance on international tax arbitrage that leaves taxpayers short-changed.

在与政界人士进行了旷日持久的斗争之后，美国国税局（irs）似乎正在强化对导致纳税人蒙受损失的跨境税收套利的立场。

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Well, at first glance, I see you short-changed yourself on some deductions.

一眼看过去，我发现你忽略了几个税额扣除项目。

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The talks broke down on the US belief that it was being short-changed by the flexibility in agricultural market access indicated by the EU and developing countries.

本轮谈判之所以破裂，是因为美国认为，欧盟和发展中国家在农业市场准入方面表示出的灵活程度，未能给予美国公平的回报。

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Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.

实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。

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We have been short-changed by the government.

我们被政府骗了。

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As for being short-changed, I doubt that you personally paid for your nursery education.

至于投入和回报不成比例，我不相信是你自己支付的幼儿园教育费用。

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We can't expect one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

我们不能期望一个人一辈子养成的习惯短时期就能改变.

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