The first excuse I give is an economic one.

我给出的第一个借口是关于经济的。

In my line of work, you'll hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy.

在我这个行业里，你会听到很多关于天赋的说法，这主要是我们为了给自己找借口偷懒而编造的说辞。

Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice.

作为波士顿最古老的学校之一，Rydal 小学不接受以家庭假期为请假理由，并且给了他们警告通知。

This will give you no excuse for looking at the phone-checking the time.

这样你就不会以看时间的理由看手机了。

Excuse me. Could you give me a light?

劳驾，借火使使。

Give yourself the right and excuse that in some days you may not be productive.

在某些日子，你可能效率不高，这时应该原谅自己。

Kids give you an excuse to work on your fastball.

孩子们给你一个练习快球的理由。

Grumbles by institutional investors give regulators more excuse to get involved.

机构投资人的抱怨给了管理者更多的理由来干涉。

A: Excuse me, but could you give me some change?

A：劳驾，你能换些零钱给我吗？

Excuse me, Sir, but one does not give away one's child to a passer-by, like that.

对不起，请原谅，先生，不见得有人肯把自己的孩子随便送给一个过路人吧，我这话，能说不对吗？

The iPhone and the iPad give web developers an excuse to break free from traditional user interfaces.

而这正是iPhone和iPadgive Web的开发者摒弃传统用户界面的理由。

At any moment, one can stop, walk away, give up, or find an excuse not to practice.

在任何时候，你可以停下来，离开教室，放弃练习，或者找个借口不练习。

When we are outside the house and there are people around, we excuse ourselves, go to not so distant place and give the blow in order to avoid the horrible smell and sound.

当我们在外面，和人们呆在一起，我们总是借口离开，到一个不是太偏僻的地方，把臭气给放了以避免恼人的气味和声音。

Don't give someone the excuse to say they don't have time for you.

不要给雇主借口，让他们说他们没有时间去应付你。

That's not an excuse to give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become ingrained has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad.

那不是放弃这些不良习惯的理由。明白为什么这些不良习惯根深蒂固使得科学家了解到用良好的习惯替代不良习惯的方法。

The lower prices would give consumers an excuse to go back to Starbucks.

略低的价格会成为使消费者重返星巴克的理由。

For most of us, the humble cup of coffee is simply a harmless and enjoyable way to kick-start the day or give us an excuse for some time out.

对于我们中的大多数人来说，一杯暖和的咖啡，仅仅是一种无害而享受的方式，来开启一天的工作或者找借口休息一下。

I don't think Ms. Liang was abandoned by her fate, which millions of precedents of rich family marry female star. She didn't give birth to a son is the exactly excuse why she was abandoned.

从梁小姐的个人命运来说，我不认为她是被抛弃的，富豪娶女明星，先例无数，生不出儿子才是最大的抛弃借口，三个男丁摆在面前，我找不到什么借口。

I don't think Ms.Liang was abandoned by her fate, which millions of precedents of rich family marry female star. She didn't give birth to a son is the exactly excuse why she was abandoned.

从梁小姐的个人命运来说，我不认为她是被抛弃的，富豪娶女明星，先例无数，生不出儿子才是最大的抛弃借口，三个男丁摆在面前，我找不到什么借口。

Excuse me, can you give me a lift?

对不起，你可以载我一程吗？

Since I was listening to my gut I expected her to stop by in the next day or two and back out and give me a run-of-the mill excuse, but she didn't.

倾听自己的本能，我盼望她能在第二天或第三天来找我，告诉我她去不了，给我一个普通的借口。 但是她没有。

Don't give people an excuse to misread you.

不要给人误读你的理由。

Don't let hot or cold weather give you an excuse not to run.

不要让热天或冷天成为你不跑步的借口。

Women are more likely than men to take sick days and are happier to give an embarrassing excuse for taking unplanned leave, according to a new survey.

一项新调查显示，女性请病假的次数比男性多，而且她们更乐意为临时请假编造令人尴尬的藉口。

Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.

另外，带一本有趣的书，也会给看过的人提供谈话的理由。

That's not an excuse to give up.

这种说法不应成为不戒掉坏习惯的借口。