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His lacklustre record as vice-president and before that as governor of Bayelsa state suggests, alas, that this would be his instinct.

副总统时期的他政绩平淡无奇，甚至追溯到作为巴耶尔萨州州长期间也是如此，这些经历证明，乔纳森也许是天性使然。

The HSBC reading was the lowest in a year, reflecting relatively lacklustre demand in domestic and foreign markets.

汇丰中国制造业PMI为一年内最低，反映出国内外市场需求相对疲弱。

Barclays Capital said the lacklustre buying was the result of the reserve price being set at market prices.

巴克莱资本（BarclaysCapital）表示，低迷的买盘是储备铜价格设定在市场价格的结果。

Although services exports have been lacklustre, the OBR reckons that this weakness will not persist.

虽然服务业出口状况死气沉沉，预算责任部认为这种弱势不会持久。

Hamasaki said the weaker outlooks from the shipping firms was not a big surprise considering lacklustre market conditions in April-June.

Hamasaki称，鉴于4-6月迟滞的市场环境，船运企业财测不佳也并非出人意料。

American households remain saddled with debt, and businesses seem reluctant to invest at home in the face of a lacklustre consumer.

美国的千家万户正债务缠身，而且商业部门似乎不太愿意投资国内，死气沉沉的国内消费需求已使他们心凉不已。

But a lacklustre opposition, weakened after losing a two-year battle over the new constitution, also contributed to Mr Morales's victory.

然而，毫无战力的反对党亦是EvoMorales胜选的主因之一，反对党在输掉了长达两年的新宪抗争之后欲振乏力。

Its growth slowed to a lacklustre average of 4 per cent during the eight years of Mr Chen's presidency.

在陈水扁执政的8年里，台湾经济增长放缓至平均4%，缺乏生气。

Even the name Grand Bargain sounds lacklustre and doesn't suggest radical action to stamp out the problem once and for all.

即使是“大谈判”这样的名字听起来都毫无生气，且暗示不会有激进的行动去彻底解决问题。

Sven- Goran Eriksson's men have booked their ticket for Germany but have come under fire for a string of lacklustre performances on the way.

埃里克森的球员们已经订好了前往德国的机票，但由于一系列并不出彩的表演让他们一直收到攻击。

and it will likely stay there for a while given the lacklustre shift from inventory rebuilding to consumption, investment and exports.

鉴于从库存重建转向消费、投资和出口的过程颇为低迷，失业率可能会在这一水平保持一段时间。

Ed Gillespie, another close aide, was "a speechwriter's worst kind of boss: a lacklustre writer who thought he was a good one. "

另外一位贴身助手艾德吉尔斯比，“是演讲撰稿人们最差劲的头头：一个自命不凡却毫无文采的家伙”。

He gave us handy words like eyeball, puppydog and anchovy and more show-offy words like dauntless, besmirch and lacklustre.

他留给我们灵巧的词语，如eyeball，puppydog和anchovy，以及很多更炫的词如dauntless，besmirch和lacklustre。

He believes investor concern about the scandals is the main reason for the group's lacklustre stock price over the past couple of years.

他认为，在过去几年，公司股价表现低迷的主要原因在于投资者对花旗丑闻的担心。

Agricultural Bank shares made a relatively lacklustre debut, casting doubts over investor appetite for mainland banks.

农行股票上市首日的表现较为低迷，这让人们开始怀疑投资者对中国内地银行的兴趣。

But investors should not misinterpret the lacklustre year global macro is having so far in 2009.

但对于2009年迄今全球宏观基金的平淡表现，投资者不应加以误读。

Lacklustre leadership of European organizations is both a cause and a result of this loss of momentum.

灰头土脸的欧盟组织机构领导人既是失去民心的原因，也是不得人心的结果。

Virtually every measure of wage growth has been accelerating, although increases in productivity have been lacklustre.

事实上在所有标准下，工资增葬都在提速，尽管生产力的增加却缺乏动力。

the band were pretty lacklustre . i think they could do with a few more rehearsals.

乐队真是太失水准了。我觉得他们需要多排练几次。

AK's case has not been helped by the lacklustre candidates it is fielding in the south-east.

正义发展党的情况因其候选人在东南部选战中表现平平尚未获益。