The employees made an appeal to reduce the number of hours of work.

员们提出了缩请求。

Deep familial and cultural ties across the border shrink the distance between them even more.

美墨两国间深厚家族和文化渊源进一步缩了两国间距离。

They do, however, limit the possible range of dates.

然而它们确实缩了可推算间跨度。

Napoleon's insatiable ambition cut short his rule, but his reputation continued to grow.

拿破仑贪得无厌野心缩了他统治间，但他声望却与日俱增。

Company executives said the shorter working week resulted in additional benefits.

公司高管层表示每周作间缩带来了额外好处。

Officials in the Piedmont region closed schools in Turin, and Venice cut its Carnival short.

皮埃蒙特区官员关闭了都灵市学校，威尼也缩了狂欢节延续间。

The sledge, shortening this route, took a chord of the arc described by the railway.

雪橇从弧线内直行穿过，缩了这条铁路形成弧行路线。

A hard life and weak health made Robert Bums's life short.

生活艰苦和体质孱弱缩了罗伯特·彭寿命。

China shortened the quarantine period for international travelers.

中国缩了国际旅客隔离间。

The company has reduced hours at some stores, a Walmart spokeswoman said.

据沃尔玛一位发言人透露，公司已经缩了部分门店营业间。

In fact, Canada's foreign minister cut short a trip to Europe and is flying to Washington today.

事实上，加拿大外交部长缩了在欧访问行程，今天将飞往华盛顿。

The government in Egypt has shortened a widely imposed night curfew in response to demands from citizens.

出于对公众要求回应，埃及政府缩了广泛实施宵禁。

In the Rockies, rising temperatures are shortening winter hibernation and stifling the growth of valuable food plants.

在落基山脉升高气温缩了冬眠间，也阻碍了食料植物生长。

Still, technology has shortened Pharnext's path in ways with promising long-term implications, shaving years off the drug-design timeline.

但科技缩了Pharnext研发道路，带来了有前途长远影响，缩了药物设计间。

A judge rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and insured Crumbley will not get a chance for parole.

法官拒绝了其缩刑期请求，并保证克朗伯利不会有假释机会。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cutting short a trip to the US and vowed to strike back hard.

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)缩了对美国访问，并誓言要“大力反击”。

Our devices, like our phones and computers, steal our time, they reduce our motivation, and even shorten our attention spans.

我们设备，如手机和电脑，偷走了我们间，降低了我们动力，甚至缩了我们注意力。

This shortening of syllables preserves the overall sentence rhythm. Listen to the clip again.

这种音节缩保留了整个句子节奏。再听一遍剪辑。

The rider approaches, rapidly closing the gap between them.

骑手逼近，迅速缩了彼此间距离。

I think it's shaving years off my life.

我觉得这缩了我寿命。