He regularly had to pay much of this to preman, or street thugs.

他平时必须定期向售票员和街头混混付钱。

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He slept in shop-fronts and made what money he could by busking on Metro Mini buses – he regularly had to pay much of this to preman, or street thugs, for “street tax, ” he said.

他睡在商店门前，在小巴上卖艺挣钱，他平时必须定期向售票员和街头混混付钱，他说这叫“街头税”。

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If your family is clamoring for a Christmas ski vacation, and you're booking a little late in the game, call the resort, advises Margie Preman, reservations supervisor for Smugglers' Notch resort in Vermont.

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