苗头

Many thousands of investment-company boards meet annually to carry out the vital job of selecting who will manage the savings of the millions of owners they represent. Year after year the directors of Fund A select manager A, Fund B directors select manager B,etc.… in a zombie-like process that makes a mockery of stewardship. Very occasionally, a board will revolt. But for the most part, a monkey will type out a Shakespeare play before an "independent" mutual-fund director will suggest that his fund look at other managers, even if the incumbent manager has persistently delivered substandard performance. When they are handling their own money, of course, directors will look to alternative advisors – but it never enters their minds to do so when they are acting as fiduciaries for others.

成千上万的投资公司董事会每年都会聚会行使投资人赋予他们的重大责任-为其背后所代表的数百万投资人选择适当的人选来管理其身家财产，只是我们发现，年复一年董事会只不过是装出掌握控制权的表面假象，A基金公司永远选择A经理人、B基金公司也总是选择B经理人，其制式程序就像僵尸般食古不化，当然偶尔也会有董事会突锤，但大部分的时候，就算现任的基金经理人的表现有多差劲也一样视而不见，我想要等这些独立行使职务的董事愿意开始建议寻找其它合适的经理人人选，恐怕连猴子都有办法写出莎士比亚歌剧了，吊诡的是，当这些人在处理自己的资产时，只要发现苗头不对，他们肯定立刻见风转舵，另觅贤能，实在是无法理解当他们在受托帮他人管理资产时，为何脑筋偏偏就转不过来呢？

There have been some recent hints of firming demand.

最近的一些迹象显示出了需求坚挺的苗头。

There was a flicker of interest in the problem a few years ago but it was snuffed out by the recession.

几年前就有老龄化问题的苗头了，但由于经济衰退它被掩盖了。

Instead of these short spurts of different countries.

不是这些短期的苗头，不同的国家。

They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic developmental stages.

&他们来就在大苗头和青春期是一个最生动的发展阶段&。

One theory is that babies go through growth spurts and need to eat more often.

有一种理论认为婴儿在度过一个增长的苗头期间，需要经常的吃东西。

It is common in teenagers, because the knees have to cope with extra pressure during growth spurts.

这是常见于青少年，因为膝盖有，以应付额外的压力在增长苗头。

The vote data might come in spurts because you can?

这次投票可能出现的数据在苗头，因为你可以？

We're doing it in spurts, but as far as consistency, that doesn't exist with our team.

我们有这么做的苗头，但是持续性，那于我们队中还不存在。

This kind of thing is starting to happen, albeit in a small way: The Loc8tor uses so-called Radio Frequency Identification or RFID tags, small, flat components that usually include an integrated circuit and an antenna, and that are designed to allow companies to track inventory just by passing goods close to a reader.

如今这类事情已经出现了苗头，尽管还只是发生在小范围。Loc8tor使用了一种名为射频识别的标签，这个小部件通常由集成电路和天线组成，企业可以用它来监测库存情况，只要把货品靠近阅读器便可以获取信息。

I am accused of being overreligious," she said in her quiet, frank manner,"but that does not prevent me thinking the children very cruel who obstinately commit such suicide.""

客人们在卡罗利娜·埃凯家里，举止就文雅一些，因为卡罗利娜的母亲治家很严厉。

Designed by French fashion house Herm è s, this elegant uniform was manufactured in our home, Hong Kong, and was the first without a hat.

由著名品牌 Herm è s 设计，这件高贵的制服是香港本土制造，是我们第一套不配帽子的制服。