No one knows , but that gauge in wofsy 's shack tells us that we don 't have long to dither . The trees are doing their best , but year by year the flickering red number is climbing .
It has allowed politicians to dither ( particularly in the euro zone ) and to put off tough fiscal choices .
这也允许政客们犹豫(尤其是欧元区里的)并且推迟了那些艰难的财政选择。
If politicians dither over bank rescues , if countries that can stimulate safely do not do enough , and if fearful investors shy away from emerging markets , the odds of a lasting recovery of the global economy seem slim .
History also suggests that countries which address their banking crises quickly and creatively ( as sweden did in the early 1990s ) do better than those that dither .
Cheap central-bank money has doubtless kept some dud banks and their customers afloat . It has allowed politicians to dither ( particularly in the euro zone ) and to put off tough fiscal choices .
Some of the public thought it looked as if she felt she had something to prove , or as if she were afraid of her own femininity ; as if this was a sign that as a leader she would dither in important matters , as well .
Mr obama also had good reason to dither over this particular conflict .
奥巴马也有充分的理由对这场冲突犹豫不决。
And while we dither , others charge ahead and reap the rewards .
我们在犹豫的时候,其他人就已经抢先一步并获得了硕果。
As the colonel 's forces advanced and the international community appeared to dither , many libyans who had thrown in their lot with the rebels began to waver .