And to settle for mediocrity is...is...it's frankly, you know, a sign of self-loathing and substandard work ethics.

而甘于平庸就是，就是… 坦白说，就是不自爱不够格的工作态度。

The few vacant homes need work because of the harsh climate and substandard construction.

由于气候恶略、建筑不合格，为数不多的空房可以使用。

If you like a substandard science department and hair in your tuna.

只有在你喜欢二流的科学系以及有头发的沙拉这个前提下。

Law professor Zheng Ning with Communication University of China suggested that market regulators strengthen oversight to combat potential price gouging and the sale of substandard products -- thereby ensuring a more orderly market environment.

中大学法学教授郑宁建议，场监管部门应加强监管，打击哄抬价格和销售劣质产品的行为，从而确保更有序的场环境。

But Jo Silvester, an organisational psychologist who helped the party draw up the tests, counters that it weeds out substandard candidates, including ones with desirable backgrounds.

但是，一位曾经帮助政党进行测试的组织心理学家乔·西尔维斯特（Jo Silvester）反击道，这类测试可以不符标准的候选人，其中包括一些拥有令人满意背景的人。

The events in Turkey recently, there was a lot of substandard cement being used there and there was a lot of substandard building practices.

最近在土耳其发生了一些事，那里使用了很多不合格的水泥，也有很多不合格的建筑做法。

The head of a French company accused of selling substandard breast implants has apologised for the first time about the scandal. David Chazan reports from Paris.

法一家公司被控出售伪劣胸部植入物，其负责人目前首次就该丑闻进行道歉。David Chazan在巴黎报道。

In the North, their housing was crowded and substandard. In the South, many did not have access to anything beyond basic elementary education.

在北方，他们的住房拥挤不堪，质量低劣。在南方，许多人除了基本的基础教育外，没有任何其他的机会。

Oh, dear. I was hoping to spare your feelings, but since you know, I wasn't comfortable having my recipe made with substandard ingredients.

哦，亲爱的，我希望能体谅你，但你知道，我不喜欢看到用一些劣质材料来做我食谱上的菜。

If price affects access, make the price of the best products competitive, and thus drive ineffective, substandard or counterfeit products off the market.

如果是价格成为获得药物的障碍，那么就想办法让最好的产品在价格上具有竞争力，从而将无效、未达标或伪劣产品逐出场。

But up to half the drugs in Africa may be substandard—and up to a third may be counterfeit.

但非洲一半以上的药物可能并不合格, 更有甚者三分之一以上很有可能是假药。