Professionals are licensed to think on the job , but they are obedient thinkers .

专业人士被授权在工作中思考，但他们只是听话的思想家。

He promised you order , he promised you peace and all he demanded in return is your silent , obedient consent .

他向你们许诺，将给予你们秩序与和平，只向你们要求以乖乖听话作为交换。

Every year , like obedient sheep , thousands troop into their local health centre to have a " flu immunisation " .

每年都会有成千上万的人像听话的小羔羊一样，成群结队地走进他们的社区健康中心接种“流感疫苗”。

You didn 't need one for the lavatory seat itself , which reared up automatically like an obedient puppy when you approached .

恭桶座圈不需按钮，当你靠近时，它就会象温顺的小狗一样自动升起。

A famously buttoned-up city , epitomised by its obedient ranks of identikit commuter salarymen , tokyo rarely hosts serious protests .

东京很少会发生严重的抗议活动，这座城市以沉默寡言著称，多的是顺从的上班族。