查询词典 earmarks

But while some researchers have suggested that our artiness arose accidentally, as a byproduct of large brains that evolved to solve problems and were easily bored, Ms. Dissanayake argues that the creative drive has all the earmarks of being an adaptation on its own.

某些研究者指出，人类产生艺术特质-个意外，是大脑进化解决问题后容易-得无聊的附带产物，狄桑艾亚卡则主-张，创作驱动力本身就具有自我调适-所有特徵。

The Democrats had to fight hard to pass a $410 billion bill to finance the remainder of the current fiscal year this week, in part thanks to blistering attacks by Republicans on its 8,500 "earmarks"—pet projects inserted by legislators—though they total less than $8 billion.

这"专项拨款"，说的就是立法者搞得一揽子小项目。虽说呢，这总共加起来也不到80亿美元。

And this is where his attack on "earmarks" is so counterproductive.

这是他的攻击，"专项拨款"是这样产生反作用。

One of the biggest — and most unabashed — pork procurers is Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania. In 2007 alone, he pushed through $166.5 million in earmarks, including $23 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center, which is located in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa.

其中最为张扬的是来自宾夕法尼亚州的众议员杰克—穆萨。2007年，他就推动通过了总计1亿6千多万美元的专项拨款，其中包括向设在他家乡的国家毒品情报中心拨款2300万美元。

It had all the earmarks of being a spent rocket casing or other piece of "space junk" instead of a true minor planet.

它所有的拨款是一个报废火箭套管或其他这块"太空垃圾"，而不是一个真正的小行星。

John McCain's attempt to reduce earmarks in an omnibus spending bill was defeated in the Senate.

约翰。麦凯恩试图通过"一揽子开销议案"削减专项拨款的努力在参议院受挫。

Making sure that Americans know where our money is going, what earmarks are out there, what kinds of pork barrel spending is being done...

保证美国人知道我们的钱花在哪里、有哪些具体用途、完成了哪些政治拨款。。。

According to Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group, the number of porky earmarks has exploded under Republican rule, from 1,439 in 1995 to 13,997 last year.

根据公民反政府浪费组织（Citizens Against Government Waste）这一监督组织提供的分肥法案数字，从1995年的1439项增至去年的13997项，共和党治下，数字激增。

I respect Congress's authority over the public purse, but the time has come to reform the earmark process and dramatically reduce the number of earmarks.

我尊重国会对于国库的支配权力，但改革专项拨款过程与大幅度减少其数量的时刻到来了。

The attempted assassination of Sukarno last week had all the earmarks of a CIA operation.

上周对苏加诺的刺杀企图有中央情报局的印记。

For the head-teacher of the class said that I had seriously broken the school rules,which led me to a three-day suspend class.

为什么呢？因为我的班主任说我严重的违反了校规，于是让我停课三天。

Many of them believe that the conversion of thousands of working-class folk in England spared that nation from the mass carnage and the tyranny that came with the revolution in France.

他们之中有许多人相信，在英国数以千计的劳工阶级之悔改信主使英国免於遭受如法国大革命所造成的大屠杀和专制暴政。