The president is calling for spending restraints in some areas.
该总统要求在一些领域限制开支。
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More and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening.
在越来越多的地方,特别是在大城市和郊区,这些内心的约束正在逐渐放松。
As every policeman knows, external controls on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.