A paradox runs through this astute and entertaining book.

在这本机敏而有趣的书中贯穿着一个悖论。

But the companies are also astute philanthropists.

但这些碳酸饮料企业同时也是非常精明的慈善家。

The boss appreciated Mary's astute observations about how to improve the company's image.

老板欣赏玛丽对如何改善公司形象的敏锐观察。

That's an astute observation, Dr. Pearson.

你的观察非常敏锐 皮尔森医生。

Yet Mr Cameron's appeal to warm and fuzzy Anglicanism is politically astute.

不过卡梅伦对于英国国教热情而暧昧的呼吁不失为一种政治上的明智之举。

Just like USC's women's hoops astute coach Dawn Staley.

就像南卡罗来纳大学女子篮球教练多恩·斯塔利一样。

A former wrestler, Mr Yadav was known as an astute politician.

作为一名前摔跤运动员，亚达夫以政治手段精明而闻名。

Ted was fond of these ambitious, politically astute women and wanted to show his appreciation.

泰德很喜欢这些雄心勃勃、颇有政治头脑的女人，他想表达他对她们的感激。

If you know anyone who invested in Bitcoin early on, they're astute.

如果你认识早期投资比特币的人的话，他们真的是很聪明。

The astute among you might point out that it also matters a lot where the light source is.

你们当中的精明人士可能会指出 ，光源的位置也很重要。

But, being previously faced with so many ultimatums, one's forced to be astute in adapting to new situations.

不过，一个人先前面临了如此多最后通牒的情况，他已经被迫在适应新状况时灵活变通。

George, King George V, and his wife Queen Mary were very very astute.

乔治、乔治五世国王和他的妻子玛丽王后非常精明。

There’s something about Seinfeld that transcends generations and makes it still incredibly astute and enjoyable.

《宋飞正传》有些东西超越了几代人，让它仍然令人难以置信的精明和愉快。

Or maybe it's more for the astute.

或者也许这更适合精明的人。

He turned to his more astute comrade for help.

他转向他更精明的同志寻求帮助。

His immediate principal, Barney, is a more astute person.

他的直接负责人巴尼是一个更精明的人。

Now particularly astute and studious students would have noticed something here.

现在特别精明好学的学生应该会注意到这里。

So I would say that has shown him to be rather astute.

所以我想说这表明他相当精明。

The old peasant, astute man that he was, stubbornly refused to do so.

老农民，精明的他，固执地拒绝这样做。

Eventually, one of the more astute  elder turtles came up with an idea.

最终, 一只更精明的老年海龟想出了一个主意。