You’ll need them to make a longer-term goal, such as a trip once they graduate, if you have a teen-ager, or a down payment on a car, or even something a little smaller.

你要做的是引导他们制定一个长远目标，比如毕业之后的人生之路，假如他们有了一个十来岁的孩子，买了一辆预付定金的车或是其他小事。

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This is includes both shorter term borrowings, such as accounts payables, along with the current portion of longer term borrowing, such as the latest interest payment on a 10-year loan.

包括短期借款，比如应付账，以及长期借款的流动部分，比如一笔10年期贷款的最新利息支付。

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Our payment term is C. O. d-cash on delivery.

我们的付款方式是货到付款。

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These steps are just a short-term down payment on our larger goal of ensuring that all Americans get the skills and education they need to succeed in today's economy.

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They ended up not making as large a monthly payment as they would have on a term loan, however, so the car wasn't getting paid off as quickly.

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And the President in this budget, in the State of the Union, tries very hard to distinguish between this down payment and working together on the long-term solution.

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