On the face of it, there are plenty of reasons to plump for youth.
从表面上看,雇用年轻人有许多原因。
In such circumstances investors tend to plump for less capital-intensive facilities which provide a quick return.
在这种情况下,投资者倾向于对不怎么资金密集,但能很快获得收益的设施出资。
They may pick up free papers to read on public transport, but when reception isgood they tend to plump for mobile phones and the internet.
他们可能会在大众运输工具上捡免费的报纸来看,但如果收讯良好,他们宁可使用手机和互联网。
They may pick up free papers to read on public transport, but when reception is good they tend to plump for mobile phones and the Internet.
他们可能会在大众运输工具上捡免费的报纸来看,但如果收讯良好,他们宁可使用手机和互联网。
And since poorer, less educated folk are generally more likely to plump for the person they think is already winning, the consequence is lower-than-predicted results for front-runners.
而且,因为生活较贫苦、教育程度较低的人们通常更可能投票给他们认为会赢得胜选的候选人,因此领先者会出现低于预测值的结果。
Tidy up the room and plump up the cushions to get ready for our guests.
整理好房间,把靠垫拍松,准备迎接客人。
The clueless ones do dumb things like pay too much for acquisitions in an effort to plump earnings per share.
愚蠢的人会做一些无知的事情,比如为了增加每股收益而在收购方面耗费过多。
Its new pricing structure will bring it more money even if people just plump for streaming, because the company will no longer have to pay postal costs.
即使人们只是选择视频流服务,它的新价格结构也将为公司挣来更多的钱,因为公司再也无需支付邮递费用了。
If I had to bet, I'd still plump for Ms Rousseff winning in the first round, but I'm not as certain as I was a week ago.
如果我来打赌,我仍会赞成罗塞芙女士在第一轮获胜,但是这已不再是几个星期前的我那么确定。
The temptation, when coming up with projects such as these, is to plump with much bravado for either an elitist or a populist approach.
当提出这样的计划时,由此所引起的诱惑,不论是对优秀人物还是普通平民的做法来说,都充满着很多虚张声势。
With stained fingers and scratched hands to show for her efforts, the bag slowly filled with the dark, plump fruit.
她的努力有了结果——手指变得污迹斑斑、双手出现了划痕,而袋子也渐渐放满了这种色黑肉厚的果子。
I have to say that I like the idea of living in either one of these global cities - the question is which one should I plump for?
我要说的是这两个全球性的城市我都喜欢住,问题是我应该选哪个呢?
But he points out that the industry's business model is the same. As a result, he says, the impetus that may have induced agencies to plump ratings for higher-paying customers hasn't gone away.
但他指出,评级机构的商业模式并未改变,因此促使这些机构给予付费更高的客户更高评级的动力也仍然存在。
It's the wedding season in Japan but instead of opting for a small event in tough times, couples can rent fake family, friends and colleagues to plump up the guest list.
眼下正是日本的结婚季,但恋人们不但没有因为经济困窘而一切从简,反而“租借”假扮的亲朋好友和同事来充实宾客队伍。
Only 5.4m households plump for true pay-TV, according to Goldmedia, a consultancy.
按照Goldmedia咨询公司的说法,只有540万户真正偏爱付费电视。
It goes on to add, cheekily, that “the Central Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists congratulated Mae West for popularizing plump female figures, called her style ‘a boon to motherhood.’”
并厚颜无耻地补充道,“妇产科医师中心协会恭贺麦·韦斯特丰富了女性形象,并称其为‘母亲的恩泽’”。
Plump feathered birds search for scraps to pad their cozy nests.
肥硕的鸟儿们到处寻找树枝铺垫它们舒适的巢儿。
But the plump hen cut him short, laughing, "Aha, your words are so interesting that I can't help wanting to sleep for a while."
但是,胖母鸡打断他的话,笑起来说:“哈哈,你的话真有趣嘛,听了只使我想睡觉。”
But the plump hen cut him short, laughing, "Aha, your words are so interesting that I can't help wanting to sleep for a while."
但是,胖母鸡打断他的话,笑起来说:“哈哈,你的话真有趣嘛,听了只使我想睡觉。”
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