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More productive farmers have been able to provide cheaper food.

生产力更高的农民们已能提供更便宜的食品。

More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labor for factories.

生产力更高的农民意味着可以养活城市的剩余劳动力；反过来，这又为工厂创造了一些劳动力。

It was so productive that there was a shortage of labour to harvest it, of bull carts to haul it to the threshing floor, of jute bags to store it.

它的产量如此之高，缺乏足够的劳动力来收割，没有足够的牛车来把它拖到打谷场，也没有足够的麻袋来储存它。

He was hopeful that the next round of talks would also be productive.

他对下一轮会谈也会富有成效充满了希望。

Drawing is a more productive way of thinking than computer-aided design.

与计算机辅助设计相比，绘图是一种更有效的思维方式。

The concern seems to be that open advocates don't spend their time being as productive as possible.

令人担忧的似乎是，公开的提倡者没有把他们的时间花在尽可能有成效的事情上。

Too much spending on rearmament would place an insupportable burden on the nation's productive capacity.

过于庞大的重整军备开支会给国家的生产力带来难以承受的负担。

Just lengthening that second stage of full-time work may secure the financial assets needed for a 100-year life, but such persistent work will inevitably exhaust precious intangible assets such as productive skills, vitality, happiness, and friendship.

仅延长第二阶段的全职工作可能就能获得100年生活所需的金融资产，但这种持续的工作必然会耗尽宝贵的无形资产，如生产技能、活力、幸福和友谊。

The learning paradox is at the heart of "productive failure", a phenomenon identified by researcher Manu Kapur.

学习悖论是“生产性故障”的核心，“生产性故障”是研究者马努·卡普尔定义的一种现象。

The conference was productive of several plans and alternative options.

那次会议产生了几个计划和备选方案。