Anti-tax fervor hit and elected officials refused to raise recurring revenues .

抵触税收的情绪上升，当选官员拒绝上调经常性税收。

When one executive refused to follow his direction , mulally simply eliminated his job .

当时，一位高管拒绝遵循他所制定的方向，穆拉利二话没说就让他卸职走人了。

* Isaacson says the one topic jobs refused to discuss was philanthropy .

*艾萨克森说，慈善是乔布斯拒绝讨论的一个话题。

• Stand : costco ceo craig jelinek refused to open on thanksgiving day

•立场：拒绝在感恩节开门营业

The judge refused to dismiss the case or postpone his decision .

法官拒绝立即做出裁决，也不同意将此案延期。