That means there's little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive.

这意味着没有多少钱可以用于投资那些让城市变得更宜居、更具有生产力的项目。

The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.

研究表明，那些小时候工作过的人比那些没有工作过的人生活得更快乐、更有成效

If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.

如果我们现在尽可能给孩子们一个好的人生开端，那么他们在未来的几十年里可能会更健康、更有成效。

Vitacorp, a manufacturer, wishes to make its information booth at an industry convention more productive in terms of boosting sales.

制造商 Vitacorp 希望其在行业会议的信息展台上更有成效地促进销售。

"Maybe we should spend less money trying to figure out who is better than who," he said, suggesting that some more equal dividing up of money might be more productive and more efficient.

“也许我们应该花更少的钱来弄清楚谁比谁好。”他说。他认为，更公平地分配金钱可能会更有成效，更有效率。

More productive farmers have been able to provide cheaper food.

生产力更高的农民们已能提供更便宜的食品。

In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.

另一项研究显示，工作场所内有绿植装饰的话，员工的工作效率能提高15%。

Those whose boredom pumps had been primed were more productive.

那些准备好应对无聊的人效率更高。

Drawing is a more productive way of thinking than computer-aided design.

与计算机辅助设计相比，绘图是一种更有效的思维方式。

Recent studies show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks regularly.

最近的研究表明，如果我们定期地小憩一会，工作效率会更高。

A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors.

鼓励员工保持健康的一个更有效的方法是鼓励他们养成健康的行为习惯。

These are much better and much more productive ways for companies to move forward on their employees' well-being.

这些都是公司改善员工福利可以采用的更好的、更有成效的方式。

More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labor for factories.

生产力更高的农民意味着可以养活城市的剩余劳动力；反过来，这又为工厂创造了一些劳动力。

More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labour for factories.

高产农民越多意味着有盈余可以供给城市；反过来，这为工厂创造了大量劳动力。

Apart from this, being able to give up labor-intensive grain production freed both the land and the workforce for more productive agricultural divisions.

除此之外，放弃劳动密集型的粮食生产，解放了土地和劳动力，形成了更高效的农业部门。

Iron hoes, which made the land more productive, and iron weapons, which made the warrior more powerful, had symbolic meaning in a number of West Africa societies.

铁制锄头使土地更高产，铁制武器使战士更强大，它们在许多非洲西部的部落中都拥有象征性意义。

Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding generation.

受过高等教育的人的工资大幅上涨，而这些人在步入老年后仍能获得丰厚的回报，因为如今受过教育的老年人比上一代人生产力更高。

It is probably more productive—for the time being, at least—to engage at the lower and midlevels.

在目前更有成效的也许是在中下层的接触。

Happy people are more productive.

开心的人工作更加富有成效。

Want to be more productive?

想要变得更有效率？

Thus, the more productive you will be.

因而，你将变得更有生产力。

Will it lead to more productive employees?

它能否催生出更富有成效的员工来？

Work becomes more productive and enjoyable.

工作会变得更有生产力和有趣。

You feel better and are more productive.

你感到更舒服，也更具生产力。

Happier people are more productive, too.

人越开心，效率也越高。

Development is easier and more productive.

开发过程更加容易，并且效率更高。

In fact, the whole team can be more productive.

实际上，整个团队工作将会更富有成效。

It gives us time for more productive activities.

这些时间可以花在更有生产率的活动中。

That'll definitely make you more productive.

那将无疑使你更具成效。