Line In The Sand的意思|示意

Like a line in the sand, an absolute poverty standard shows whether the economic tide is moving in or out. It does not matter too much where on the beach it is drawn.

就像在沙滩上划线，绝对贫困标准显示经济潮流是进是退，和这条线划在沙滩的哪里没有太大的关系。

In allowing Lehman to go bust when competitors balked at taking it on, Hank Paulson, the Treasury secretary, attempted to draw a line in the sand.

在竞争对手拒绝接受后，美国财长保尔森试图通过允许雷曼兄弟破产来在沙子中划开一条线。

Are they drawing "a line in the sand" at 83.00 or are they looking to only slow down the pace of the decline?

他们是否在83.00设为支撑价位或者他们只是寻求指数缓步的下降既可？

With 63% of Swiss exports headed to the European Union, the SNB has particularly targeted the EURCHF exchange rate, aiming to preserve the 1.50 as the line in the sand.

由于瑞士的63%的出口是针对于欧盟，所以瑞士央行重点目标放在欧元兑瑞郎的汇率上，使其汇率保持在1.50上方。

It appears Apple draws a line in the sand between traditional personal computers and anything portable.

看起来苹果在传统个人电脑与任何便携式设备之间划清了界线。

He drew a line in the sand over Israeli settlements, insisting that all construction outside Israel's 1967 borders stop in order to revive negotiations.

他在以色列定居点问题上画好了界限，坚持认为所有超出1967年以色列边境的定居点建设都应该停止，以此来重开谈判。