In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency", George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme.
为了实现“改善人们的生活”并减少“依赖性”，英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本推出了“提前求职”计划。
On first hearing, this was the socially concerned chancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete with "reforms" to an obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newly unemployed to find work, and subsidises laziness.
乍一听，这似乎是一位关心社会的财政大臣，试图通过改革明显过于宽容的制度来改善人们的生活，这个制度对新失业者要求的努力太少，而且补贴了懒惰的行为。
The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.
社区部长唐·福斯特暗示，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本可能会对地方政府以住房存量债务为抵押所能借款的现行上限引入更多灵活性。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。