He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song. 他说美国不愿意参与仅仅解决部分问题的方案的探索——按照他的说法,这种做法就是向诱惑低头。
But for students who came of age in the Great Recession, the siren song of science can be tough to resist. 但对于那些在经济大萧条时期长大成年的学生们来说,很难抵制来自理科的诱惑。
But a new study shows that people with true expertise in a subject have some immunity to the siren song of corporate sponsorship. 一项新的研究发现,在某一方面有真才实学的人们对广告赞助商的糖衣炮弹有一定的免疫力。
Many customers can't say no to the siren song of various discount offers made by the shopping mall. 面对商场提供的各种打折优惠,很多顾客都没办法抗拒这种诱惑。
France, however, turned a deaf ear to what Thiers flattered himself to be a parliamentary siren's song. 然而,法国对于梯也尔在议会上发表的自以为像海妖的歌声一样迷人的言辞置若周闻。
But Chinese money is perhaps the most desirable, largely because of the centuries-old siren song of the Chinese market. 但中国资金可能最受欢迎,这主要应归功于关于中国市场由来已久的迷人神话。