Agreement is reached only by putting off difficult decisions indefinitely.

另外，要达成共识，必须要无期限地艰难决定的做出。

We need to delay or just push back our plans because something happened.

我们需要推迟我们的计划，因为发生了一些事情。

You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're talking about the expression 'push back', which means to delay or postpone something until later.

欢迎收听BBC《地道英语》节目，我们讨论的是" push back" 这个词，这意味着者把某事推迟到以。

Yellen was also asked whether a looming government shutdown that could come if Congress doesn't pass a budget by the end of the month had anything to do with the decision by Fed officials to hold off on a rate hike.

耶伦被问到的另一个问题是，如果国会在本月底之前没能通过预算案，那政府可能会关门，这一情况是否与美联储官员加息有关。

STEP 2 Don't skip or delay meals. Keep your metabolism running strong and avoid overeating later by enjoying regular meals and snacks.

每餐不要。规律的餐饮和零食，保持有力的新陈代谢，避免稍暴饮暴食。

As required by IMF standards, it duly reported the swaps in its monthly reserves statement, which is published with a 30-day lag.

按照IMF的标准，其在月度储备声明中报告了外汇掉期，该储备声明了30天才发布。

The closure of theaters has also caused a delay in the Tony Awards, the yearly awards ceremony for live Broadway theater.

剧院关门也导致了百老汇一年一度现场戏剧托尼奖颁奖典礼。

In a desperate attempt to stand out, students are studying even longer, and delaying work, to obtain master's degrees.

为了能脱颖而出，学生们拼尽全力，进一步长求学时间，工作来获得硕士学位。

I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'm completely booked on Tuesday. Would it be possible to postpone until you return?

对不起，我周二的日程已经排得满满的了。能否，等您回来再说？

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has postponed his testimony to congress due two weeks from now.

特朗普前律师迈克尔·柯恩将向国会做证词的时间了两周。

For centuries, the history of ice was really just the history of attempting to postpone the inevitable.

几个世纪以来，冰的历史其实就是试图将必定发生的事情的历史。

I'm fond of Matthew, of course, but you do realise this means Mary's marriage will be delayed?

我当然也喜欢马修，但你没有意识到这会让玛丽的婚礼吗？

But as NPR's John Ydstie reports, developments in the global economy convinced Fed policymakers to hold off.

但是据NPR新闻的约翰·伊斯蒂报道，考虑到全球经济的发展状况，美联储决策者决定加息。

Would it be possible just to move the deadline back by a week?

能否将截止日期一周呢？

So it's like, you know, an early birthday slash late birthday present.

所以这就像，你知道的，一份提前的生日礼物。

So it puts us back, but anyways, we're here to talk about them.

因此我们的进度有所，不过无论如何，我们今天聚在这里就是为了讨论这些作品。

I would sometimes in those situations write a post-dated prescription for 10 days into the illness if it wasn't starting to improve at that time, right?

有时在这种情况下， 如果病情到那时还没有开始好转， 我会开具一张生效的处方， 有效期为病程的10天内。

It sets a number of things in motion, such as your melatonin rhythm to happen 16 hours later to help you fall asleep.

它启动了一系列反应，比如让你的褪黑素节奏16小时， 帮助你入睡。

If we don't fix this, we're gonna have to delay our opening.

如果我们不搞定这事 我们开幕就得了。

No, I'm gonna have to file an extension.

没，我要申请缴。