a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together

mccain promised that he would replace what he called the outdated patchwork quilt of financial regulatory oversight with a new system that is more transparent.

麦凯恩承诺要用一个新的更透明的体系来代替他所谓过时的、零碎的金融监管政策。

child-care arrangements are often a complicated patchwork quilt of paid help, family, friends and neighbours.

孩子的抚育通常是一张由付费照看、家人、朋友和邻居各方七拼八凑、合力编织而成的做工复杂的被褥。

but it would also change japan, and far beyond its patchwork quilt of paddies—something all prime ministers, let alone one who has been in office for just a few tenuous weeks, have found hard to do.

但这也将改变日本，这种改变不只局限于日本农业。日本农业是日本所有首相都很头疼的事情，更何况是刚刚上任几个星期的首相。

sharp-eyed readers may note that in places the seams in this patchwork quilt are a little clumsy.

敏锐的读者可能会说用小块布缝缀的被罩有些地方的缝合显得有点笨拙。

looking around the room for something to get my mind off this seemingly endless night, i spot the blue and pink patchwork quilt hanging on the nursery wall.

这个夜晚显然漫长而难熬，为了转移注意力，我环顾四周，想找到点什么。结果我看到婴儿室的墻上，挂着一床由粉色和蓝色碎布拼成的被子。

engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, according to a u.

美国的研究表明，老年人发展一些业余爱好，如读书、手工编织，甚至是玩电脑游戏，都能减缓癡呆癥发病。

engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a us study suggests.

美国一项研究剖明：从事一些业余喜爱，如读书、缝制百衲被，乃至是玩电脑游戏，都能减缓癡呆癥发病。

even the old patchwork quilt is the sherewoulse!

乃至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样！

the mccain-palin administration will replace an outdated, patchwork quilt of regulatory oversight and bring transparency and accountability to wall street.

我的政府将把那些陈规陋习一一取缔，而代之以一个透明的、会计职责明确的华尔街。

even the old patchwork quilt is the same!

甚至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样！