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1 The announcement to Whittle families Friday evening came after many months of financial turmoil at the ambitious for-profit enterprise launched by veteran education entrepreneur Chris Whittle.

2 His upbringing — in two swing states — was working-class: His father was a field service representative for Whittle Communications, his mother worked at Kmart.

3 It’s named for Robert Whittle Dowling, a former owner of the hotel and an influential urban planner.

4 Do you constantly whittle away at a problem, trying to find a solution?

是否会坚持不懈地寻找方法逐步解决问题？

5 Mr. Whittle added, “We smelled each other’s butts, like, ‘Hey, I like you.’”

6 Inflation has been whittling away their savings.

通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少.

7 The tech-billionaire creator of his favorite comic book, who believes that “law and morality” are the same, Whittle has become a costumed vigilante himself, cruising the sky in a personal helicopter rig.

8 Sarah Whittle: A lowercase fall never perceive anybody!

莎拉: 一点小雨是不可能伤到人的!

9 The recent election results have whittle away the government's power.

最近的选举结果削弱了政府的权力.

10 Mr Selten's work let economists whittle down the number of possible Nash equilibria.

泽尔腾的研究让经济学家减少了可能的纳什均衡的数量。

11 Originally, Tou Mali a much stronger force, but the Field Mouse had whittled it down.

窦马利的势力原来比较强, 但是,后来被地老鼠给削弱了不少.

12 I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five.

我最后总算把名单上的名字减少到了只有五个。

13 A junior HR officer will typically whittle these down to along list, spending no more than 15 seconds examining each CV.

人力资源部门的低级员工通常会精减出一份初选名单，他们阅读每份简历的时间不超过15秒。

14 Sarah Whittle: You did just see three monkeys go by on a motorcycle; right?

莎拉：你刚才正好看见一辆摩托车上有三头驴，是吧？

15 The column was called “Witty Words to Whittle By.”

16 Sarah Whittle: Don't ever call me crazy, Alan!

莎拉: 永远不要叫我疯子, 阿兰!

17 Whittle will tell you that his project breaks no new scientific ground.

惠特尔将告诉你，他的项目不会有背新的科学基础。

18 They won't whittle down your salaries.

他们不会削减你们的工资。

19 Returning her conclusion, Ms Whittle said that, on the balance of probabilities, Mrs Hewitt could have survived.

20 I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.

我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。

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