“[T]he only thing inexpensive about Massachusetts’s health-care bill is that there you can get a $50 abortion, ” he growled.

他咆哮道：“麻省的医疗法案中唯一不贵的东西就是你可以花50美元做一次流产。”

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Other requests have included asking for embassy staff to pay a bill when a credit card had "maxed out" and a traveller asking "Can you t ell me how to make my naughty son behave?"

其它怪问题还有，信用卡刷爆了，想让大使馆工作人员付账单，还有一位旅行者问道：“能告诉我怎样才能让我淘气的儿子规矩点儿？”

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So, no, Bill Gates won' t send you $5 for forwarding this chain email.

所以说，比尔盖茨不会因为你转发了这个邮件链就给你5美元。

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They wish he would spend more time on the economy. They don't like the health care bill."

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But it can't mean that Bill knew that John liked John.

但它的意思不会是比尔知道约翰喜欢约翰

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But when you look at the bill, it is very expensive and you can't afford to pay that.

但当你看见账单时，你才发现这太贵了，你负担不起。

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Yes, a five-year Treasury is riskier than a T bill, because a rise in interest rates would hurt its price.

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Indeed, using more sophisticated means, including comparing T-bill rates to interest on commercial paper, the authors conclude that default led to a persistent increase in T-bill rates and, therefore, higher borrowing costs for the federal government.

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Easy money will continue to keep real rates (or the T-bill rate less inflation) negative.

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