They did a lot of things that were illegal under our law (such as a pyramid scheme), so they are not very popular in the US.

这种金字塔式的销售模式在我们的法律下属于违法，在美国是不受欢迎的。

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And some writers are reluctant to post entire books because of fears of piracy; Mr. Murong said he had not posted his last book, a nonfiction work about a pyramid scheme, for that reason.

还有一些作家不愿提供全本，因为害怕盗版，慕容雪村因为这个原因，也没上传他的新书，那是一部关于传销的写实作品。

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There is no unsustainable progression driving the mechanism of a pay-as-you-go pension system and so it is not a pyramid or Ponzi scheme.

量入为出系统里面并不存在不可持续的进程，因此它不是庞氏或金字塔式骗局。

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Ackman, who has called Herbalife a pyramid scheme, expects the shares will actually hit 0.

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The definition of a pyramid scheme is seemingly straightforward: Cash comes in from recruits.

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Ackman may end up being right about Herbalife, a company he says is operating a pyramid scheme.

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