Was the profit motive your primary motivation for obtaining an education?

赚钱是你接受教育的主要动力吗？

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The profit motive is a crucial source of discipline.

追求利润的动机是遵守纪律的重要来源。

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The poor would be puzzled to hear that the profit motive is in retreat.

穷人听说谋利动机在用水上起的作用正在减小一定会觉得很迷惑。

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Now Mr. Milton took some risks when he separated himself from his cash and lent money to his clients, or lent more money to his clients than the collateral, the gold, was actually worth. And the motive for that risk, of course, the motive for that investment, was the expectation of a profit.

但是弥尔顿先生却冒着把自己和他的现金,也丢了的风险，或者借出去的钱比担保财产还要多，他这么投资的动机是，希望获得收益。

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The significance of the FHA's troubles is that this agency had no profit motive.

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In the case of McQueary, now 37, it's hard to argue there's a profit motive.

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The profit motive however ugly, sleazy or vulgar unleashed the caged talents of millions of entrepreneurs.

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