Companies that make the initial cut move on to the next round of consideration.

公司做最初的筛选为的是下一轮的考虑。

Its initial results helped persuade the American Heart Association, in 1960, to push Americans to smoke fewer cigarettes and, a year later, to cut down on cholesterol.

1960年，研究的初步成果协助说服了美国心脏协会，促使美国人少吸烟，次年，美国人的胆固醇有所下降。

Oil's fall helped drive stocks higher after an initial fall, as stock investors bet the lower price will give consumers more money to spend and cut the costs of fuel-dependent firms.

油价下跌也从某种程度上帮助股市止跌回升，因为股市投资者相信油价走低会使消费者有更多资金用于其他消费，同时也能帮助那些依赖燃料的企业缩减成本。

Feeling the pain from the initial credit squeeze last year and fearing worse to come, the firm cut its workforce by 30% this year and reduced its cash burn rate by half.

去年它就受到信贷紧缩的困扰，现在麻烦可能越来越大，该公司今年已经裁员30%，将它的现金净支出量减少了一半。

Would you also be willing to accept a cut in initial salary?

你也愿意降低起步薪水吗？