This is done mainly to increase productivity, in response to the challenge of foreign competition.

She laughed in response to his jokes.

他的话引起她大笑.

In retrospect, this battle was a turning point in the war.

事后看来, 这场战役是战争的转折点.

In retrospect it's obvious how we went wrong.

回想起来,我们是如何出的错就很明显了.

After the taping became known, I understood various things in retrospect, both innocent and contrived.

录音被揭露后,回过头来看, 我明白了很多事, 既有无辜的,也有经过谋划的.

In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong.

回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了.

.In retrospect, this battle was a turning point in the war.

事后看来，这场战役是战争的转折点。

It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of his life.

回想起来, 那是他一重中最幸福的日子.

But the logic is backward, in retrospect, after the act.

然而,逻辑是向后看的, 它出现在事情发生之后.

The debate seems, in retrospect, to have been fixed from the beginning.

回想起来，这场辩论好像从一开始就被人操纵了。

In retrospect it was a nightmare.

回想起来,真是一场恶梦.

In retrospect it may seem odd.

回顾一下,似乎有点奇怪.

It was odd that in retrospect they both seemed equally dreary.

回味起来,奇怪的是,它们显得同等地枯燥乏味.

In return, Denver will have optionexchange second round picks with the Clippers in 2010.

作为回报, 丹佛将得到快船在2010年的第二轮选秀权.

His wife had behaved kindly to him in return for his unkindness.

他的妻子委曲求全来报答他的无情无义.

When asked a question in conversation, your child should ask a question in return.

在对话中,如果其他人问了一个问题, 孩子也需要相应地向说话人提问.

What do we give them in return? Applause and praise, of course.

我们以什么来回报他们 呢 ?当然是掌声和赞美.

He was motivated by love and expected nothing in return.

他是出自爱心,并不指望得到任何汇报.

In return, the U . A . W UAW would own 55 % of the company.

做为回报, 美国汽车工人联合会会拥有55%的公司股份.

In return, they are given extra days at sea.

作为回报, 他们将获得额外的出海日.

But in return you dragged the entire race into the slime!

可是你反过来将整个民族拖进了泥坑!