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But when it comes to things we think really matter , like creating a career or raising children , we hunker down , tighten up , and absolutely refuse to fail .

但是当有关真正重要的事情上，例如：建立职业或养育儿女，我们就蹲下，就严阵以待，绝对不准失败。

They don 't discuss problems ; they just hunker down and hope the issue will go away .

他们不会讨论；只是“蹲下”，希望事情会过去。

Work hard , hunker down , tighten your belt , and make a better life .

努力工作、盘腿坐下、勒紧腰带、和改善生活。

It 's an instinct to hunker down and control things that makes this harder for people .

其实着手控制是一种本能，结果却把事情变得更加困难。

I perform best when I can hunker down and do some undisturbed work .

我发现当自己盘腿而坐，并在没有干扰的环境下任务完成的特别好。

The Oblingers hunker down in their heavy sod house , clinging to their new found independence .

奥布林格一家蜷缩在他们结实的茅屋中，坚守着这份来之不易的独立

A final idea is to go to the least expensive graduate school you can find and just hunker down .

最后一个主意是去读一所你能找到的最便宜的研究生院，然后收敛自己。

We can say this ; we live in interesting times and you better hunker down and get out of the way .

我们可以这样说，我们生活在一个有趣的时代，你更好的亨克下来，走出一条出路。

I have to hunker down to finish my algebra this evening .

我今晚要专专心心地把代数作业做完。

This enormous pool has helped to protect Asian societies as they hunker down for the storm .

这个巨大的资金池有助于保护亚洲各国抵御金融风暴。

They can help bolster workers ' security , or they can hire more security guards and hunker down .

他们可以为增强工人的安全感出一份力，也可以雇更多保安，以维持现状。

It 's when many , especially those who adhere to traditional nomadic rhythms of life , hunker down until spring .

这个时候，很多人要转场定居，直到春天来临，那些还循着传统游牧生活节奏的人们尤其如此。

you don 't have to hunker down in your seat hoping he don 't see you .

你就不必缩在椅子里希望他不要看见你。

I should teach them to squirrel away each dollar so they can hunker away from the wind at the door .

我应当教会他们，有点钱就存起来，以备不时之需。

We close the doors and hunker down , convinced that we 're in control , or , at least , hoping for control .

我们关上门，蹲下来，相信一切都在掌控之中，或者至少希望受到控制。

Shaken by this nightmare , Spaniards have started to hunker down .

西班牙人被这种噩梦震惊，开始蜷缩起来。

Scientists have long known that the TB bacterium has the ability to " hunker down " and go dormant under stressful conditions .

科学家们多年来已知悉TB细菌有能力“闭目养神”并在应激情形下进入“打坐参禅”式的冬眠状态。

All the economy 's problems are forcing people and businesses to hunker down , crimping spending and hiring , a vicious cycle .

所有这些经济问题都将导致个人和企业紧缩开支，企业减少雇佣人数，这是一个恶性循环的开始。

She would again reach out to her team when the 2008 financial crisis hit and the company had to hunker down for the coming rough seas .

2008年金融危机来袭时，面对即将到来的困境，公司不得不蛰伏下来，而她再次向团队靠拢，大家齐心协力，共度难关。

The youngsters hunker down at the bottom of the nest , hiding until mom shows up for mealtimes .

孩子们通常藏在巢穴底部，等到母亲呼唤时才出来。

This is one of the few careers in the health field where you can hunker down in your office , during day , evening , or night shifts .

这是卫生领域里的一个人数为数不多的职业，您可以在您的办公室里坐下来在日间、夜间、或晚上。

Japan has suffered its sharpest fall in exports on record as even previously robust markets hunker down against the shockwaves of the global financial crisis .

日本的出口遭到有史以来最大幅度的下降，连此前强劲的市场在全球金融危机的冲击下也采取守势。

Rather , they argue , the response will merely be for the hermit kingdom to " hunker down and tighten repression . "

他们甚至认为，神秘王国（朝鲜）的反应不过是“顽固坚持、加强镇压”。

We didn 't get a chance to use this properly , but for those who want to take the time to hunker down and snipe , it looks like you can .

我们没有合适的机会来使用这个特性，但是对于那些想要趴下狙击的玩家来说，应该是可以的。

The discovery of the site of Hitler 's ashes comes at a time of fierce debate over how and whether to preserve the hunker complex where he killed himself .

就在希特勒骨灰的撒放地被发现的时候，德国各界正在就是否应该保存希特勒最后藏身的掩体进行激烈的辨论。

German reformers will now have to hunker down until the election season has ended in late 2009 , or possibly even until the next genuine cyclical downturn .

德国的改革者目前将不得不采取保守策略，直至2009年底大选结束，甚至可能到下一轮真正的周期低迷开始之时。

When Great Trees Falls When great trees fall , rocks on distant hills shudder , lions hunker down in tall grasses , and even elephants lumber after safety .

当大树倒下，远山岩石也会瑟瑟，雄狮低伏于深深草丛，无所畏惧的大象，亦脚步忡忡。

Given all the negative consequences a default could have , banks would be wise to boost their capital and hunker down just in case Washington fails to get its act together by the new deadline .

考虑到政府违约可能带来的所有负面影响，对银行来说，明智的做法可能是充实资本金，做好准备过苦日子，以防政府在新的最终期限到来时仍然未能恢复正常运转。

Instead the bird struck his temple and slid hot and greasy down his face , and he had to hunker down and stretch for it with fetters clanking .

于是相反，那只鸟击中了他的太阳穴流下了滚烫的肥油，他不得不坐下来拖着叮叮当当的脚镣伸手去够它。

Police appealed for witnesses to send in any images they had of the area around the finishing line of the Boston marathon , as they hunker down for what could be a long and difficult investigation .

警方呼吁目击者提交在波士顿马拉松终点线周围区域拍下的任何画面。警方正在着手调查这起可能漫长而艰难的案件。