By the 1760s, they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders, a huge amount of money in a time when ￡60 a year was considered a good income.
到了18世纪60年代，他们每年要输给荷兰商人几百万英镑，在年收入60英镑被视为高收入的时候，这实在是一笔巨款。
After all, just because you spend a lot of money on a shirt doesn't mean that it looks good.
毕竟，花很多钱买一件衬衫并不意味着它好看。
I wasn't a camp leader then and I didn't get any money for it, but I learned what a good leader needs to do.
那时我还不是一个营长，我也没有从中赚到一分钱，但我学会了一个好的营长需要做什么。
The distraught couple's neighbour, still half-hoping for a sight of her daughter, burst out angrily: "Why isn't there money to build a good school for our kids?"
这对夫妇愤怒的邻居对自己女儿的生还抱有一丝希望，愤怒地大喊：“为什么没有钱为我们的孩子建一所好学校？”
Barriers to entry are low: rivals can emerge with just a good idea and a little money.
进入门槛很低：一个很棒的主意加不算多的钱，竞争者就能脱颖而出。
Attractive people are more likely to be happier, earn more money, get a bank loan (with a lower interest rate) and marry equally good looking partners.
长相漂亮的人通常更快乐，挣的钱更多，能得到利息更低的银行贷款，还能和长得同样漂亮的伴侣结婚。
One of the reasons why we would want to make decisions in this regard is that there are other kinds of healthcare needs where we can do a lot more good for a lot less money for many more people.
我们要在这方面作出决定的原因之一是，有许多其他种类的医疗保健需求，使我们可以用很少的钱，为更多的人做更多的事情了。
Who doesn't like a person with good resources - a home, money, a stable good-paying job - that can help provide for them and future children?
谁会不喜欢和一个有丰富资源(良好的家庭，有钱，一个稳定高薪的工作)，能够供给她们和未来的孩子所需的人呢？
We're really more worried about developing a good app to help the customer more than make money, which might seem a little backwards that a lot of people think money first.
我们非常想要开发出,一个良好的程序来帮助客户，而不仅仅是赚钱，这可能看起来有些老土,因为现在很多人认为金钱至上。
The Shredder Clock is just a concept, but it's a pretty good idea, and a new spin on the notion that money is a great morning motivator.
碎纸机时钟只是一个概念，但的确是个好想法，这个概念来源于一个新的编撰，即金钱是伟大的早起动力。
"Although we don't make a lot of money, I'm sure we'll have a good future making these," she said.
“虽然我们没有拿到很多钱，我敢肯定，我们制造这些东西将有美好的前途”，她说。
That a piece of paper of no intrinsic value should pass for good money the world over is nothing less than a secular miracle.
一张没有内在价值的纸片竟然被全世界奉为优等货币，这简直是这个世俗世界的一个奇迹。
That's a positional good at best, yet we devote a huge amount of time and money to it.
充其量这只能算位置商品，但我们却在那上面倾注了大量的时间和金钱。
He began browsing websites and university prospectuses, looking for a course that covered a range of property topics, had a strong reputation and offered good value for money.
他最开始在浏览大学的网页和招生说明时，想找一门涵盖了一系列产权话题，同时具有良好声誉并物有所值的课程。
As it provides specific and organized information about your company and how you will repay borrowed money, a good business plan is a crucial part of any loan application.
由于他可以提供公司一些具体有序的信息以及告诉你如何还债，因此一个好的商业计划是任何一个贷款方案中重要的一个部分。
Having a cash cushion is a good idea, but while interest rates are low you are likely to be losing money in the building society because of inflation.
留有一定的现金是对的，但是当银行利息很低时把钱放到住房互助协会，钱就会因为通涨而贬值。
Rising confidence is a good omen, since it can turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy by encouraging people to go out and spend money.
不断增长的信心是个好兆头。 原因在于，这种信心可以转化为一种自我实现的预言：它可以鼓励人们增加开支。
Stress that spending a bit of time and money up front on a good split test could result in much higher conversion rates in the future.
要强调花一点时间和金钱做一个良好的分离测试会给未来网站带来更高的成交率。
It gave more than 40 students a chance to put their hacking skills to good use and to earn a little pocket money in the process.
本次大赛使得40多名学生能够正确利用他们所掌握的黑客技能，参赛者也可以通过竞赛赚到一些零花钱。
When we save a schoolteacher’s job, that unambiguously aids employment; when we give millionaires more money instead, there’s a good chance that most of that money will just sit idle.
当我们为一个学校老师保住工作时，那才是实实在在地支持就业；当我们反而给了百万富翁更多的钱时，最大的可能就是那些钱将躺在帐户里睡大觉、起不了任何作用。
And a continuing rebound in the markets will give AIG a shot at repaying a good chunk of taxpayer money.
而且各个市场的持续回暖将令公司有机会偿还一大笔美国纳税人的救助资金。
For years, they’ve talked a good game, while having shown no shame about turning a blind eye to dirty money.
多年来，他们嘴上说的天花乱坠，私底下却对就在眼皮子底下的脏钱视而不见。
Small stuff, all in all, but a sign that there is life in the industry-and that now is a good time to have money.
生意虽小，重要的是——这是行业生命力的象征——现在正是赚钱的好时机。
Small stuff, all in all, but a sign that there is life in the industry-and that now is a good time to have money.
生意虽小，重要的是——这是行业生命力的象征——现在正是赚钱的好时机。
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