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偷工减料

[tōu gōng jiǎn liào]

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AllAll,use inferior materials and turn out substandard goodsuse inferior materials and turn out substandard goods,cut cornerscut corners,Jerry-builtJerry-built,use inferior materials and turn out sub-standed productsuse inferior materials and turn out sub-standed products
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1.
Unlike the lead paint, the magnets recall was due to a design flaw, not the result of Chinese factories cutting corners.
与含铅油漆不同，此次召回磁铁玩具的原因是设计缺陷，而非中国工厂偷工减料。
yǔ hán qiān yóu qī bù tóng , cǐ cì zhào huí cí tiě wán jù de yuán yīn shì shè jì quē xiàn , ér fēi zhōng guó gōng chǎng tōu gōng jiǎn liào 。
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2.
Big brother did not know what you know, decoration line is the first sum of money from the original jerry-building began.
大哥不知道你知道么，装修行里的第一笔钱原来是从偷工减料开始的。
dà gē bù zhī dào nǐ zhī dào me , zhuāng xiū háng lǐ de dì yī bǐ qián yuán lái shì cóng tōu gōng jiǎn liào kāi shǐ de 。
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3.
And is anyone really, really watching to make sure that this relief-well business is going as it should be, that no corners are being cut?
然而，是否有人真真正正在监督，确保这个减压井是按要求建造，完全不会偷工减料？
rán ér , shì fǒu yǒu rén zhēn zhēn zhèng zhèng zài jiān dū , què bǎo zhè ge jiǎn yā jǐng shì àn yāo qiú jiàn zào , wán quán bú huì tōu gōng jiǎn liào ?
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4.
Savings have been achieved through 'reduced corporate overheads and a simpler corporate structure, ' he said, not by economizing on safety.
他说，通过降低公司运营成本和简化公司结构，而非在安全方面偷工减料，公司达到了节省开支的目的。
tā shuō , tōng guò jiàng dī gōng sī yùn yíng chéng běn hé jiǎn huà gōng sī jié gòu , ér fēi zài ān quán fāng miàn tōu gōng jiǎn liào , gōng sī dá dào le jié shěng kāi zhī de mù dì 。
chinese.wsj.com
5.
When you see a shortcut, it's usually a temptation to cut the corner financially, ethically or morally - just take a little shortcut.
你面对一个捷径时，这通常是一个试探，叫你偷工减料，或是在金钱上，或是伦理上，或道德上--只是走一点点捷径。
nǐ miàn duì yī gè jié jìng shí , zhè tōng cháng shì yī gè shì tàn , jiào nǐ tōu gōng jiǎn liào , huò shì zài jīn qián shàng , huò shì lún lǐ shàng , huò dào dé shàng -- zhǐ shì zǒu yì diǎn diǎn jié jìng 。
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6.
It was critical, it said the book is nonsense and so on, but it cut corners, the guy didn't say what he knew.
那是一篇批评论调的评论，说那书是无稽之谈，等等。但这篇评论偷工减料，那家伙并没说出他所知的真相。
nà shì yī piān pī píng lùn diào de píng lùn , shuō nà shū shì wú jī zhī tán , děng děng 。 dàn zhè piān píng lùn tōu gōng jiǎn liào , nà jiā huo bìng méi shuō chū tā suǒ zhī de zhēn xiàng 。
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7.
Do not often steal the original work byMaterial phenomenon began to appear.
原来并不常见的偷工减料现象开始出现。
yuán lái bìng bù cháng jiàn de tōu gōng jiǎn liào xiàn xiàng kāi shǐ chū xiàn 。
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
There's a chance your dry cleaner is cutting corners to save money -- at the expense of your clothes.
你所去的干洗店有可能偷工减料以节省开支——以你的衣物受损为代价。
nǐ suǒ qù de gān xǐ diàn yǒu kě néng tōu gōng jiǎn liào yǐ jié shěng kāi zhī —— yǐ nǐ de yī wù shòu sǔn wéi dài jià 。
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9.
TEPCO is already now under intense scrutiny to see whether it cut corners on safety prior to the disaster.
现在东京电力公司正在接受详细审查，看在灾难之前安全方面是否有偷工减料。
xiàn zài dōng jīng diàn lì gōng sī zhèng zài jiē shòu xiáng xì shěn chá , kàn zài zāi nàn zhī qián ān quán fāng miàn shì fǒu yǒu tōu gōng jiǎn liào 。
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10.
He is considerate and polite. His salute never lacks anything; he never declines what he should do.
他礼貌周到，当行之礼绝不偷工减料，应该他做的事他绝不推辞。应于礼而不讳，接于事而不辞，
tā lǐ mào zhōu dào , dāng xíng zhī lǐ jué bù tōu gōng jiǎn liào , yīng gāi tā zuò de shì tā jué bù tuī cí 。 yīng yú lǐ ér bú huì , jiē yú shì ér bù cí ,
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