Since Honolulu, Mr Noda has already pandered to protectionists by watering down his message.

檀香山会议之后，野田对他的方针轻描淡写，以此迎合贸易保护主义者。

This is called watering down the drinks.

这称为淡化饮料。

When the tavern keeper confronted him, he falsely accused her of watering down the wine.

当酒馆老板质问他时，他诬告她淡化了酒。

Nein danke Ministers used last year's energy crisis to pass controversial laws, watering down conservation rules, that should help speed up the introduction of renewables.

Nein danke 部长们利用去年的能源危机通过了有争议的法律，淡化了保护规则， 这应该有助于加快可再生能源的引入。

Jennifer Johnston, an opera singer, spoke for many classical musicians when she lamented on Twitter the " permanent watering down of our industry so the government can say it's not 'elitist'" .

歌剧演唱家詹妮弗约翰斯顿在推特上哀叹“我们的行业不断淡化，因此政府可以说这不是‘精英主义’”，她代表许多古典音乐家发声。