What hope is there, if people in positions of power continue to promote outmoded attitudes?

He was in town to promote his new books.

他在城里推销他的新书.

policies to promote economic growth

促进经济增长的政策

He had written letters on official notepaper to promote a relative's company.

他用官方信纸写信推荐一个亲戚的公司。

Promote Chinese culture and build the common spiritual home for the Chinese nation.

弘扬中华文化,建设中华民族共有精神家园.

They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step.

他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。

Prices rise to a great height.

价格大涨.

I think it's the height of bad manners to be dressed badly.

我认为衣着不当是最没有礼貌的行为。

They two are about the same height.

他们俩高矮差不多.

He and I are of the same height.

他跟我一样高.

We work hard to reach new height.

为了达到新高峰,我们努力工作.

The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.

那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例.

Don't neglect minor issues.

不要忽略枝节问题.

Twenty yuan was all spent on minor purchases.

20块钱全零用掉了.

It isn't worthwhile spending so much time on minor problems.

在枝节问题上犯不着花这么多时间.

These are minor quibbles.

这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。

Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.

见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。

On land there was minor skirmishing.

陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。

I must correct him on a minor point.

我必须纠正他的一处小错误。

Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?

放假期间你读了很多书吗？

After weeks of work, our plan for a vacation trip crystallised.

经过几周的工作, 我们的度假计划终于成型了.