aspirational

Even in the poorest parts of the world, a modern kitchen seems to have particular aspirational value.

即便在全世界最穷困的地方，现代厨房似乎也有其独特的向往价值。

Transparency, in particular, is what will ensure that this agreement becomes operational, not just aspirational.

特别是透明化，可以保证这项协议切实可行，而不仅仅是表达一种愿望。

His aspirational rhetoric no doubt worsened the disappointment.

毫无疑问，他那些鼓舞人心的言辞加深了人们的失望情绪。

In the beginning, selling to the US market was the simplest thing in the world. We sold to aspirational women.

刚开始，在美国本土市场销售化妆品不费吹灰之力，我们把产品卖给有抱负的女性。

In other parts of the world, McDonald's is an aspirational brand, identified with middle-class, Westernized consumerism.

在世界其他地区，麦当劳却是个颇具号召力的品牌，与中产阶级西方化的消费主义相一致。

It remains to be seen, of course, whether aspirational living as presented by Rogers, Piano and their ilk really is immune to the recession.

一切尚待分晓，当然，罗杰斯，皮爱奴之流所渴望的生活是否对经济危机有所免疫。

Traditionally, our leaders and, by association, their spouses, were supposed to be aspirational figures.

传统上讲，我们的领导人（进而联想到他们的配偶）会被想象成有抱负的人物。

The hugely aspirational psychology of Chinese retail investors, who are notoriously willing to gamble, added fuel to the fire.

中国散户（众所周知他们愿意赌一把）巨大的期望心理在加旺这把火。

But al-Maliki and President Bush last week agreed to a "general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals" on troop cuts.

但在上周，马利基政府和布什都表示“一个总的撤军时间表表达了大家渴望的目标”。

But Mr Blair instinctively understood the aspirational voters of Middle England, and enjoyed outmanoeuvring the Tories, says Lord Mandelson.

但是，布莱尔本能地理解中产阶级有抱负的选民，同时享受着以策略胜过保守党的结果，曼德森说。

Cars, in contrast, are aspirational consumer items, sold in their millions to individuals through elaborate dealer networks.

与此相反，汽车属高档消费品，通过精密的经销商网络销售给个体消费者，年销量达数百万辆。

"To optimise the flow in a customer's supply chain is absolutely an aspirational goal for our company , " says Mr Stevens .

史蒂文斯表示：“完善客户的供应链，肯定是我们公司追求的一个目标。”

It is marketing the traditional staple as a superfood for aspirational middle-class households across China and beyond.

它把市场瞄准了国内外的中产阶级家庭，将这种传统食物变成他们的超级食品。

Ideally, then, journalism codes of ethics will be aspirational rather than legally enforceable by the state.

因此，理想的做法是，新闻业的道德准则应是追求的目标，而不是由国家强制实施的法规。

Mr Varley has long said that the firm's "aspirational" target should be that investment banking generates a third of profits.

瓦利先生长期以来一直表示银行“梦寐以求”的目标应是投资银行产生三分之一的利润。

Those expectations are, in turn, pretty aspirational in a low interest rate environment.

当然，在低利率环境下，人们当前的这种回报期望有点不切实际。

Aspirational politics would tackle our problems differently. Take, for instance, food inflation.

理想政治能够从不同的方面解决我们的问题，比如说食品价格。

By contrast, in the good times, companies all wanted their products to be "aspirational" .

相反，在经济繁荣时期，所有公司都希望自己的产品“受人追捧”。

A: It wasn't a deliberately unrealistic goal although, in retrospect, it was highly aspirational.

答：回首当时，虽然设定此目标存有很大抱负，但这不是一个故意造成的不现实目标。

But it was in a non binding, aspirational context.

但它只是不具约束力的一种期望。