They created Wall Street Journal Online, which is WSJ.com, and they were trying to make money off of that, but people weren't willing to pay for it.

他们创建了《华尔街日报在线》，也就是 WSJ.com 网站，他们试图从中赚钱，但是人们不愿意为此付钱。

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Why don't they stop trying to make money, then?

那么他们为什么不停下赚钱的脚步呢？

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"But I'm trying to make money from my art?!", you object.

“但是，我只是想从我的艺术品中赚钱？ ！”你反对道。

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Some people are even trying to make money on the idea.

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So, they created Wall Street Journal Online, which is WSJ.com, and they were trying to make money off of that, but people weren't willing to pay for it.

并且他们创建了《华尔街日报在线》,WSJ.com,尝试从那赚钱,但是人们不愿花钱

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But if you were to make the mistake of trying to spend Boston money in New Haven they would get out Van Court's and then they would read the discount.

但是，如果你想,试着在纽黑文花波士顿的纸币,他们将拿出凡？科特的出版物,并且参阅上面标明的纸币价值兑现额。

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You see all sorts of things that people say they were trying to make money on.

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Nonetheless, they are hedging their stock market exposure, trying to make money while limiting the risk of losses.

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The stock market is simply the result of many smart people trying to make money on their investments.

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