If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky-high divorce rate.
如果以大萧条为鉴,我们可能会看到我们极高的离婚率有所下降。
Over the past year, sky-high fuel prices have focused minds on efficiency like never before.
在过去的一年里,高昂的燃料价格使人们前所未有地关注能源效率。
His confidence is still sky-high.
他依旧信心十足。
After the election, prices went sky-high.
选举后,物价飞涨。
Just six months ago, profits were sky-high in the financial sector.
就在6个月前,金融业还是利润极高的产业。
Every week, one of the new generation of Internet firms seems to attract a sky-high valuation.
每个星期,都有一家新一代的互联网公司被极高地估价。
This $5.95 million Gothic-style castle is picturesque with gables, turrets and a sky-high tower.
这座价值595万美元的哥特式城堡风景如画,有山墙、角楼和高耸的塔楼。
And there's little question that sky-high food prices have been an important trigger for popular rage.
毫无疑问,高昂的粮食价格是引发公众愤怒的一个重要动因。
Their reasoning is obvious: spot prices are sky-high and the process of annual negotiations is a shambles.
他们的逻辑很明显:现货价格高企,而每次年度谈判都搞得乱 七八糟。
Why you should skip it: When you know you can have only one plateful, chances are you will pile it sky-high.
为什么不可取:当你知道自己只能吃一盘食物时,你很有可能将盘子中的食物堆得很高。
Record prices of rice, wheat and other foodstuffs, along with the sky-high oil price, have fanned inflation worldwide.
达到了有史以来最高价格的大米、小麦和其它食品,还有价格极高的石油,都造成了世界范围的通货膨胀。
The stock of unsold houses remains sky-high, which means the pressure on prices and sales will not end at anytime soon.
积压房屋的数量仍居高不下,这意味着销量和价格的压力在短期内不会消失。
EVEN sky-high prices have done little to inject much in the way of mystique or glamour into the dull world of commodities.
即使是极高的价格也无助于给沉闷的大宗商品世界注入太多神秘感或魅力。
At 14,000 feet. Oldfield says the sky-high bonding exercise left the workers "exhilarated" and "more confident" in just one day.
奥德菲尔德说,在14,000英尺的高度进行这种高空蹦极,只需一天时间就能使员工“精神振奋”,“倍感自信”。
No sweatpants or sneakers for beyonce when she's off the red carpet - the star favors sky-high heels and impeccable hair and makeup.
红毯外,碧昂丝从不穿运动裤或运动鞋——这位明星喜欢“恨天高”的高跟鞋、无可挑剔的发型和精致的妆容。
As the IPO market slowly opens up, the pressure is on to show a profit — particularly for those that received such sky-high valuations.
由于募股市场慢慢打开了,盈利方面的压力就显示出来——特别是对于那些收到这些天价估值的公司。
Among the factors blamed are air pollution, a shortage of places in international schools and the sky-high price of top-quality accommodation.
空气污染,国际学校名额不足,高质量生活成本增高都是原因。
Brazil has shown it is willing to suffer sky-high interest rates in order to keep a lid on prices: shortly after Lula took office, they reached 26.5%.
巴西过去曾表示愿意承受偏高的利率以抑制物价︰鲁拉上台后不久,利率一度高达26.5%。
Easyjet has applied to local authorities at its base at Luton airport, north of London, seeking permission for pilots to officiate in the sky-high nuptials.
易捷(Easyjet)航空公司的总部位于伦敦北部的卢顿机场,目前该公司已在其总部向当地相关机构提出申请,希望批准飞行员们主持空中婚礼。
Last year they were more than 80% lower than in 2007, when sky-high freight rates and cheery economic forecasts encouraged shipping companies to scramble for new vessels.
去年订单总量比2007年少80%,当时天价运费和向好的经济预期鼓励航运公司争相订购新船。
Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a relevant field, a love for sky-high adventure and a strong belief in the benefits of human space exploration.
人才: 要有航空工程学士学位,或相关领域学位。 要喜欢高空冒险并相信人类太空探险的重大意义。
Although fierce competition has driven down the cost of mobile calls within national borders to a few cents a minute, the cost of using a mobile phone abroad is still sky-high.
尽管残酷的竞争已经把国内手机通话费用降低到了一分钟只有几分钱的程度,可是在国外使用手机的成本依旧是天价。
The obstacles they are confronted with range from complex and sometimes nonsensical regulation to pot-holed roads, inadequate cold-storage facilities and sky-high prices for property.
从复杂甚至有时无理规定到坑坑洼洼的道路,从冷藏设备缺乏到天价的物业管理费,到处都是他们经营商店的障碍。
The obstacles they are confronted with range from complex and sometimes nonsensical regulation to pot-holed roads, inadequate cold-storage facilities and sky-high prices for property.
从复杂甚至有时无理规定到坑坑洼洼的道路,从冷藏设备缺乏到天价的物业管理费,到处都是他们经营商店的障碍。
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