Fail to amuse enough bouches and he will be shuffled into retirement.

如果不能取悦老板们，他将被迫辞职。

Bartleby realises he is entirely dispensable: an amuse bouche between the meaty stuff of structural reform and vaccines.

巴托比的专栏作者意识到自己完全是可有可无的，只是一个介于结构性改革和疫苗之间的开胃小菜罢了。