It does not mean accepting the lowest common denominator or clinging to outmoded ideas out of apathy or fear.

也不意味着要刻意迎合大众口味，或是因冷漠或恐惧而抱住落后的想法不撒手。

The lowest common denominator, for example, is the smallest number that can be divided evenly into a set of fractions.

例如，" 最小公分母（The lowest common denominator）" 是指能被一组分数整除的最小的数字。

In conversation, the lowest common denominator refers to the lowest level of taste.

在交流中，" the lowest common denominator" 指的是最低级的品位。

Some television shows in the United States appeal to the lowest common denominator.

一些美国电视节目迎合低级趣味。

If we tried to appeal to the lowest common denominator by broadcasting tasteless programs, we would lose all of our listeners.

如果我们为了迎合低级品味而去播放无聊的节目，我们早就失去我们所有的听众了。

Okay? Last: " The lowest common denominator" .

好的？最后：“最小公分母” 。

ASCII characters are the lowest common denominator for computers nowadays and practically every modern computer can interpret binary data into these characters.

ASCII码是当今电脑最基本的编码标准，基本上任何一台现代电脑都可以将二进制的数据转换成这种编码。

So that's: " the lowest common denominator" .

这就是：“最小公分母” 。

So, " the lowest common denominator" in everyday English means the lowest level or the base.

所以，日常英语中的“the lowest common denominator” 是指最低水平或基础。

So, they... they create a newspaper, and they target the lowest common denominator with their sensationalist headlines.

所以，他们… … 他们创办了一份报纸， 他们用耸人听闻的头条新闻瞄准最低公分母。

You know, a lot of people, when something bad happens, they play down, they play to the lowest common denominator.

你知道，很多人，当不好的事情发生时，他们会淡化，他们会发挥最小的公分母。

There's some talk about sort of stepping away from the COP's consensus-driven process and focusing more on sort of coalition of the willing countries that are prepared to go beyond the lowest common denominator.

有人讨论放弃缔约方大会以共识为驱动的进程， 而更多地关注愿意超越最低共同标准的国家组成的联盟。