After all, right now what you pointed to is a locomotive whereas as 5 minutes ago what you pointed to was a caboose.

毕竟现在指的是,火车头,然而在五分钟前,指的是车尾。

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Also, you could use "Would you" with a "like" right after to soften the question even further.

当然，你也可以在“Would you”后面加上一个“like”，因为你可以用这个疑问句使你提出的各种问题变得更温和。

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The British Government issued those consols in the early 1700s and, while they were refinanced in the late nineteenth century, they're still there. If you want to go out and buy one, you can get on your laptop right after this lecture and buy one of them.

英国政府,在十八世纪初就推出了这份债券,当他们在十九世纪再融资的时候,公债仍然有售,如果你想去买一份的话,你可以在这堂课后用笔记本电脑,买一份公债

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