But as irksome as regulations are , they cannot readily explain the economy 's underperformance .
但和规章制度一样令人心烦,他们不能合理地解释经济表现的不佳。
So mr obama 's underperformance is relative and partial ; but it is serious , especially in domestic policy .
所以奥巴马的不佳表现是相对和部分的,但却是严肃的,特别在对内政策上。
Paradoxically , a clumsy attempt to deal with underperformance will be just as bad for morale as not dealing with it at all .
矛盾的是,笨拙地处理绩效不佳的员工对士气造成的损害,与根本不处理一样严重。
An insider jokes that morgan 's underperformance relative to goldman is a public-relations ploy to ensure that the firm remains more popular than its rival .
Put more simply , there is a time when the celebration of ever-rising scores on ever-easier tests and the excuses for international underperformance have to stop .