As both Mr Keohane and Mr Yates emphasise, in Britain and America political divisions have ossified into tribal ones.

正如和耶茨所强调的那样，在英国和美国，政治分歧已经僵化为部落分歧。

Because that's the best time to be on it before the bureaucracy has a chance to ossify.

因为那是在官僚体制僵化之前使用它的最佳时机。

No sensible diner, and no real food-lover, should fret over ossified customs and categories or reject innovation.

任何智的用餐者和真正的美食爱好者都不应为僵化的习俗和类别烦恼或拒绝创新。

Because you don't need a fully ossified skeleton if you spend most of your time in the water.

因为你大部分时间都在水里，所以你不个完全骨化的骨骼。

There is a risk that over time a firm's social capital erodes, creativity flags, hierarchies ossify and team spirit fades, as Mr Hastings fears.

这样下去，企业会逐渐面临社会资本被侵蚀、创造力流失、层级僵化和团队精神淡化的风险，这也正是哈斯廷斯所担心的。