Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.

如今，一份解雇通知书、一个不利的诊断结果或者配偶的去世都几个月之内将一个家庭从稳定的中产阶层家庭降格成为一个新贫困家庭。

The sweat made them constantly slip down.

汗水不断地使他的眼镜滑落下来。

Despite all this, some false acclaim and critiques inevitably slip past firms' defences.

尽管如此，仍有虚假的好评或者差评成为漏网之鱼。

The land is slowly slipping into the water.

陆地慢慢陷入水中。

We also call this a slip of the tongue.

我们也称之为口误（a slip of the tongue）。

Hooray for air travel, right? You can always slip back.

空中旅行万岁，对吧？经常回去。

The problem is, as you're stabbing it into the pumpkin, your hand can slip.

问题是，当把它刺进南瓜里面时，的手打滑。

" Concentrate, Annie, " said Jack, trying not to slip down the bank.

“集中精力，安妮，”杰克说，他同时尽量不让自己滑到岸下去。

Blood! I must have slipped and fallen.

有血！我一定是滑倒了。

The news raised fears thatJapan may slip back into deflation, despite a formidable effort by the central bank over the past two years to break the country's deflationary spiral.

日本今年2月是零通胀记录。这一消息引了人们对于日本重新陷入通货紧缩危机的担忧，尽管过去两年央行已经尽了最大的努力阻止日本进入通缩的螺旋循环。

Even when the team slipped up, they still made their voices heard and made sure to back their boys.

即使当球队现失误时，他们仍然自己的声音，并确保支持他们的球员。

And as the parties in Northern Ireland continue in talks to restore that devolution, the hope and history surrounding it should be a powerful reminder of the imperative of not letting that progress slip away.

随着北爱尔兰各方继续谈判恢复权力下放，关于它的希望和历史强烈地提醒人们，不要让这一成绩白费。

Hello. Is my laundry ready? Here's my slip.

好！我的衣服洗好了没？这是我的凭单。

I slipped away from everyone, and wandered down a vast hallway.

我从所有人身边溜走了，然后广阔的走廊里漫步。

The conversation continues on a punt, then on a brisk walk around the university parks, then over tea, which slips into (more) sherry, and afterwards a splendiferous “high table” dinner.

谈随后一叶轻舟上，大学公园的轻快散步时继续，不经意间，茶将用尽，又悄悄喝起雪利，兴致倍增，随后就是奢华的“高端”晚宴。

Oh, you know, this and that. It’s funny how time slips by without you noticing.

知道的，各种各样的事。时间不经意间就溜走了。

He slipped as he tried to waltz on the parquet floor.

他想镶木地板上旋几个舞步，滑倒了。

CHAD MYERS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Number one, an earthquake occurs when two blocks of the Earth slip fast each other.

查德·迈尔斯 美国数学学气象学家：第一，地震是由地球板块相互挤压造成的。

STEP 8 Give your cheap wire hangers to the local dry cleaner and invest in slim, fabric-covered ones; they prevent thin straps from slipping off and won’t leave pointy marks at the shoulders.

把便宜的铁丝衣架送给当地干洗店，购买纤细的，覆盖了布料的衣架，这样以避免较轻薄的衣服滑落，也不肩膀部位留下清晰的痕迹。

Be careful, Alex. The dock is wet. Don't slip!

阿莱克斯，小心。码头很湿，不要滑倒了!