The administration, in a nod to free-market principles, began to shrink government subsidies that had supported the industry.

出于对自由市场原则的认同，里根政府开始缩减扶持该行业的政府补贴。

In a nod to shareholder discontent, the airline is replacing its chairman, who has been in the job for over 20 years.

考虑到股东的不满，这家航空公司将换掉其任职20多年的董事长。

In a nod to the female goddess, NASA plans to send the first woman as well as the first person of color to the lunar surface.

为了向这位女神致敬，美国国家航空航天局计划将第一位女性，也是第一位有色人种，送上月球表面。

One A24 executive flew to Pittsburgh to woo the rights-holder; in a nod to the film's themes, and to the bemusement of airport security, he took a gift basket including a glass bong shaped like a handgun.

一位 A24 高管飞到匹兹堡去拉拢版权持有者；为了向电影的主题致敬， 也为了让机场安检感到困惑， 他拿了一个礼品篮， 里面有一个手枪形状的玻璃烟枪。