We usually turn down the heat before going to bed.
睡觉前我们通常把暖气调低一些。Officials generally think the economy is still more likely to do worse, rather than better, than their already subdued expectations.
官员们普遍认为，未来一段时间美国经济的表现更有可能比他们已经调低的期望值还要糟糕，而非更好。As cars passed him on the right, Gonzales shifted to a lower gear to make it up the steep grade ahead.
当轿车从他的右边开过，Gonzales将档位调低来爬上前头的斜坡。Across the pond, the Bank of England lowered its growth forecasts, citing tight credit conditions and government spending cuts.
在大西洋的另一岸，英格兰银行援引紧绷的信用环境和政府支出的削减，也调低了本国的增长预期。The central government has weighed in as well, raising back value added tax rebates for a range of exports that had been trimmed earlier.
中央政府也出面施以援手，提高早先被调低的一系列产品的增值税出口退税。Gibbs said the tough talk from Obama and other administration officials was aimed in part at pressuring bonus recipients to turn them down.
吉布斯称奥巴马和其他政府官员的指责，旨在向分红者施加压力以调低分红的数额。"Keep your promise. " The voice was slipping away, as if the volume was being turned down on a radio.
“遵守诺言。”那声音渐渐远去，就像是收音机的音量被调低了。Small coup: the deviation direction of the front wheel to increase the tire pressure or reduced pressure in another direction.
小妙招：将跑偏方向的前轮调高气压或另一方向的轮胎调低气压。Cutting corners can be a false economy; a cheap handbag, one expert argues, can drag down the rest of a woman's outfit.
在降低价格调低档次并是一个错误的做法：一名专家指出，一个低档的手提包将会拖累整个女性商品的系列。