After we made a few minor adjustments, the engine ran smoothly.

那台引擎经过我们的些微调整后，运转便顺畅了。

As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment

在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。

Instead, partly to make us want to buy more things… companies make very minor adjustments year after year.

相反，部分是为了让我们想买更多的东西，公司会年复一年地进行非常微小的调整。

Every seven years countries grapple over minor adjustments to it; the summits are bruising, but governments retain control.

每隔七年，各国就会为一些小的调整而争吵不休；峰会争吵激烈，但政府依旧掌握控制权。

Before each flight, the scientists draw their conclusions from the previous flight, making minor adjustments to try and improve the results of their experiment.

在每次飞行之前， 科学家们都会从上次飞行中得出结论，并进行细微调整以尝试改进实验结果。

As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment, a turn of the screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.

在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。这儿紧紧螺丝，那儿固定一下，再加几滴油，就会像新的一样了。

As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.

在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。这儿紧紧螺丝，那儿固定一下，再加几滴油，就会像新的一样了。

This is to be expected as minor adjustments are made. Without them there would be dangers. Too much smooth sailing could then lead to overconfidence, before the whole self had mastered the controls and disciplines really necessary.

随着小范围的调整，这是可以预料到的。没有它们就会有危险。在整体自己还没有掌握真正必要的控制和纪律之前，太过一帆风顺，可能就会导致过度自信。