In business, we have all had our fair share of overdoing things with unwarranted complexities, which typically winds up with the opposite effect — more is less — as I often do in my volleying.
在商场中、公司里，我们都有矫枉过正的经历，常常把简单的事情变得太过复杂，其结果往往是起到相反效果，｢过犹不及｣，这就是我勤练上网截球最宝贵的心得。
It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.
一个几乎普遍的真理是，工作上提升得越高，我们最初的那些工作技能实际上就用得越少。
The "Case Study Houses" commissioned from talented modern architects by California Arts & Architecture magazine between 1945 and 1962 were yet another homegrown influence on the "less is more" trend.
1945年至1962年期间，受《加州艺术与建筑》杂志委托的才华横溢的现代建筑师们设计的“房屋案例研究作品集 ”，是对“少即是多”趋势的又一本土影响。
A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.
当今美国一个更令人不安的趋势是，青少年花在阅读上的时间比40年前要少得多。
In recent years, there is a growing tendency for people to shop online, and most people more or less have the experience of shopping online.
近年来，网购有增长趋势，大多数人或多或少都有过网上购物的经历。
New electric engines coupled with artificial intelligence and autonomous systems will contribute to a more efficient, integrated transport system that is less polluting and less noisy.
新型电动引擎与人工智能和自主系统相结合，将有助于建立一个更高效、污染更少、噪音更少的综合运输系统。
First of all, many pupils suggest that history is one of the less interesting school subjects and that governments should spend the time and money on subjects that are more useful.
首先，许多学生认为历史是一门不那么有趣的学校科目，政府应该把时间和金钱花在更有用的科目上。
Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you prioritise your day—in particular how we craft our to-do lists.
另一种以更短时间完成更多事情的方法是重新思考如何安排你一天的优先次序——特别是如何制定待办事项清单。
What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession—financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable.
不太清楚的是，在经济衰退的压力下，离婚率和分居率是否会上升——经济压力意味着夫妻之间的争吵会更多，但让离婚变得更难以承受。
Nowadays, we're all on credit cards, we're doing online purchases, and money is kind of becoming a less physical and more imaginary type of thing that we can't get our hands around.
如今，我们都在使用信用卡，我们都在网上购物。钱的物理形态越来越淡化，而变成我们不会拿在手边的、更虚拟的事物。
Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos.
蓝色的石棉在建筑中要少见得多，幸好是这样，因为它比白色石棉更危险。
It rains a lot less than Seattle and the rain is spread out over more days than those cities.
这里的降雨量比西雅图少得多，而且降雨持续时间也比那些城市更长。
"Maybe we should spend less money trying to figure out who is better than who," he said, suggesting that some more equal dividing up of money might be more productive and more efficient.
“也许我们应该花更少的钱来弄清楚谁比谁好。”他说。他认为，更公平地分配金钱可能会更有成效，更有效率。
The more you lose, the more open water is created, the more warming goes on in that open water during the summer, the less ice forms in the winter, the more melt there is the following summer.
冰减少的越多，形成的无冰水面就会越多，这些无冰水面在夏天时的温度会持续升高，在冬天结的冰就会减少，来年夏天也会有更多的冰融化。
Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too much involvement in a child's education.
教育程度较低的父母、较穷的父母、黑人和拉美裔父母更可能认为：对孩子的教育而言，没有所谓的过分干预。
Satellite observations and submarine surveys over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region, but the recent measurements show the loss is more pronounced than previously thought.
过去几年的卫星观测和潜艇调查显示，极地地区的冰层减少了，但最近的测量显示，冰层的减少量比之前设想的更为明显。
Most of the science of climate change, particularly that to do with global warming, is simply fact. But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.
大多数关于气候变化的科学，尤其是有关全球变暖的科学，都只是事实。但其他方面的科学就不那么确定了，或者至少争议更大。
Most of the science of climate change, particularly that to do with global warming, is simply a fact. But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.
大多数关于气候变化的科学，尤其是有关全球变暖的科学，都只是事实。但科学的其他方面就不那么确定无疑了，或者至少争议更大。
If it has its own IP address, we can use the access point itself over the network; this is less secure, but more fun to use for a demo.
如果它有自己的IP地址，那么我们就可以在网络上使用接入点本身了；这样做的安全性要差一些，但在用于演示方面会更有趣。
The moral of that is—the more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.
这其中的寓意是——我的越多，你的就越少。
Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school is, the less likely it is to do so.
不是所有的大学都会提供奖学金；一般来说，越挑剔的学校越不可能这样做。
With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth.
随着气候变暖时产生的能源的减少以及生存消耗的能源的增加，可用于生长的能源就变得更少了。
The researchers noted that the effect of pollution on language ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less educated.
研究人员指出，随着年龄的增长，污染对语言能力的影响更加严重，尤其是在男性和受教育程度较低的人群中。
Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman.
MichaelRaynor和MumtazAhmed 就职于一家名为 Deloitte 的咨询公司，这家公司决心将自己转变成更像一个思想领袖，而不是一个企业修理工。
Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education.
家庭教育的支持者声称，家庭教育比大众公共教育成本更低，效率更高。
On the less cute and more scary side there is Actroid F, which is so human-like that some patients may not know the difference.
外表不那么可爱且较为恐怖的是ActroidF，它与人类相像到一些病人可能看不出区别。
The fact that cash is being drawn out of society, is less a feature of our everyday lives, and the ease of electronic payments—is this actually making us spend more money without realizing it?
事实上，现金正从社会中被抽走，这并不是我们日常生活的一个特征，电子支付也很方便——这真的会让我们在不知不觉中花更多的钱吗？
The middle child is influenced by many variables; however, middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others.
老二比较多变，然而，老二不太可能主动，也比其他人更焦虑、更易自我批判。
From a societal perspective, phone checking is less like belching in public and more like another bad habit.
从社会的角度来看，看手机不太像在公共场合打嗝，而更像另一种坏习惯。
From a societal perspective, phone checking is less like belching in public and more like another bad habit.
从社会的角度来看，看手机不太像在公共场合打嗝，而更像另一种坏习惯。
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