For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a minimum, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar shooting up.

多年来，营养学家一直建议将意大利面摄入量控制在最低水平，以减少热量，防止脂肪堆积，并阻止血糖飙升。

If the Games were to go on, over 90 percent said the crowd should be kept to a minimum or not allowed at all.

如果奥运会继续进行，超过90%的人认为应该把客流量控制在最低限度，或者根本不允许有观众。

Costs must be kept to a minimum.

【keep】成本必须降到最低。

Food rationing did begin in 1939, but  rationing was kept to a minimum.

食物配给确实从 1939 年开始，但配给保持在最低限度。

Engaging with analysts, investors and the odd journalist is an afterthought: a distraction that is best kept to a minimum.

与分析师、投资者和奇怪的记者打交道是事后才想到的：最好将注意力分散到最低限度。

By keeping to a minimum the window when the project is actually being implemented, thorough planning reduces the probability of unexpected events derailing things.

通过在项目实际实施时将窗口保持在最低限度，周密的计划可以降低意外事件使事情脱轨的可能性。

However, the small amount of energy and water needed to grow the vegetables, and the close proximity to the consumer, means that carbon dioxide emitted in production and transportation is kept to a minimum.

然而，种植蔬菜所需的能源和水量很少，而且离消费者很近，这意味着生产和运输过程中排放的二氧化碳保持在最低水平。