Wonks had plenty of reason to worry.

书呆子们有充分的理由担心。

Policy wonks have long dreamed of simplifying America's tax code.

制定政策的学院派们长期以来一直梦想着能简化美国的免税代码。

I like to cut them on the wonk, a little bit slanted.

我喜欢把它们摆在圆盘上，稍微有点倾斜。

Although wonks are betting on a recession, many punters still hope one can be avoided.

尽管书呆子们押注于经济衰退，但许多投机者仍希望经济衰退能够避免。

Hence an idea popular among policy wonks: to improve vocational schools and government training schemes.

改进职业学校和政府培训计划。

Today, free trade is promoted by stale policy wonks and rapacious executives, nothing like the broad, energetic coalition of the past.

如今，自由贸易与过去广泛而积极的联盟不同，相反是由陈腐的政策书呆子和贪婪的高管推动的。

Maybe you're… that part of my brain could be a wonk.

也许你… … 我大脑的那部分可能是个书呆子。

" Alex, you're the family wonk, " she says, taking a bite.

“亚历克斯， 你是家里的书呆子， ” 她咬了一口说道。

In early 1984, with inflation at 3.5%, New Zealand's wonks thought they had slain the monster.

1984 年初，通货膨胀率为 3.5%，新西兰的书呆子们认为他们已经杀死了这个怪物。

So he and his colleagues built a fantastical new world for wonks to explore.

因此，他和他的同事们建造了一个奇幻的新世界，供书呆子们探索。