一张廉价的床长远上并不省钱，所以要尽你所能买贵的。

A cheap bed can be a false economy, so spend as much as you can afford.

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即使没有了堀江贵文在广告传媒上的天分，焦点也将依然汇聚在日本的审计舞弊案与证券监管法上。

Even without Mr Horie's talent for publicity, the spotlight would remain on auditing irregularities and the policing of securities laws in Japan.

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然而，事实上许多商品并不像我们认为的那样贵，许多东西实际上反而相对来说更便宜了。

The reality, however, is that a lot of things aren't as expensive as we think—and many things actually cost less in relative terms.

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And things are a lot more expensive so we're spending a lot more money on food just to eat.

吃的东西很贵，所以我们在食物上花了很多钱。

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