but there must be a price that even san franciscans would balk at paying to reduce their waste.
不过,当减少废品浪费的价钱高到了一定程度以后,就连圣弗朗西斯科也是会开始犹豫的。
failure is a pain, and some people balk at it and dare not move on.
失败是一种痛苦,有人因为害怕失败,所以不敢行动。
if demand rises as forecast, the expansion can be delivered to budget, and if shippers do not balk at higher tolls, the canal will be even better business for the government.
如果需求如同预期那样上升,扩建就能被列入预算,如果发货人不计较较高的通行费用,运河甚至将成为政府的更好的生意。
anecdotal evidence suggests that, in some quarters at least, exporters are starting to balk and seeking to raise their own prices.
坊间证据显示,至少在某些领域,出口商已经开始犹豫不前,希望提高自己产品的价格。
so, how can you show you won’t balk at spreadsheets and graphs?
所以,你如何证明你不会在电子数据表和图表方面畏缩不前呢?
not unexpectedly, some managers think women with family responsibilities would balk at such demands, and it is hardly to the discredit of thousands of wal-mart women that they may be right.
理所当然,一些经理认为有家庭责任感得女性员工面对如此需求会畏缩不前,成千上万的女员工也很少不怀疑这样选择的正确性。
congress may still balk at this. many republicans remain opposed to detroit getting more cash under any circumstances.
国会对此可能仍然犹豫不决,许多共和党人依然反对底特律在任何情况下得到更多的现金。
and hamas leaders, though desperate for a ceasefire, will balk at any deal that reeks of capitulation.
哈马斯领导人尽管极需停火,但他们会阻止任何可能让他们背上投降恶名的交易。
and as usual, those in the audience who balk at showboating can simply close their eyes.
和往常一样,这些坐在包厢里的观众只需闭上他们的眼睛享受即可。
children may balk sometimes and probably won「t always perform their jobs perfectly, but with time they」ll come to realize the value of contributing.
孩子有时候也许会犹豫,可能不总能完美地完成任务,但是随着时间的流逝他们渐渐会意识到贡献的价值。
there is no theory that says investors will tolerate debts of 113% of gdp (greece’s ratio in 2009) but balk at anything higher.
没有一个理论说投资者会忍受希腊占其gdp113%的债务但是对其他高风险的东西持犹豫态度。
true believers in the olympic spirit might balk at this.
真正信仰奥林匹克精神的人会回避这点。
still others want to accommodate parents and applicants who balk at rising tuitions and demand to know the return on their investment.
还有些人想照顾到那些反对增加学费的家长和入学申请人,让他们考虑下自己投资的回报。
it「s been around since 2001, making it positively fossile-like in computer years, but companies (including this one) continue to balk at the expense and possible pain of upgrading the os.
那已经是大概2001年的事了,对电脑界来说算是陈年往事了。但是企业们(包括我们)一直都在因为升级操作系统可能带来的花费和痛苦而犹豫不决。
meanwhile, germany isn」t the only party worth worrying about. greece, too, may balk at the terms it's offered.
同时,不仅德国是需要担心的对象,希腊也是,它有可能拒绝履行之前的承诺。
eventually burgeoning debt will limit the room for fiscal manoeuvre, and politicians may balk at renewed stimulus long before then.
最终不断增加的债务将会限制财政政策回旋的余地,并且早在那之前政客可能就已经阻止继续财政刺激的计划。
one group of people will inevitably balk at our conclusion; i speak, of course, of the economists.
难免有一群人会拒绝我们的结论;我说的,当然就是经济学家们。
china and russia, though they voted for un sanctions on colonel qaddafi in the security council, presently balk at a no-fly zone, let alone armed intervention by troops.
中国与俄罗斯尽管在联合国安理会上同意制裁卡扎菲,但现在仍然犹豫是否要建立禁飞区,更不用说派驻武装部队了。
and if government-run banks balk at providing additional loans to developers, underground, gray-market lenders are only too happy to step in.
而如果国有银行拒绝给开发商放贷,那地下钱庄、灰市借贷者只会因可以趁机介入而喜逐颜开。
both sides still balk at his draft document’s latest wording.
双方仍就他的文件初稿里的最新措辞犹豫不决。