Imagine: no more used book stores; no more lending a book to your friend; no more borrowing one from the public library—no more “leaks” that might give someone a chance to read without paying.

想象一下：不再有二手书店；不再能借书给你的朋友；不再能从公共图书馆借书——不再存在可能让人免费阅读的“漏洞”。

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For instance, encourage the kids to look for ways to save money - by borrowing DVDs from the public library instead of renting them, or saving electricity by turning out lights.

例如，鼓励孩子寻求省钱之道——从公共图书馆借dvd而不是花钱去租，或者随手关灯以节约用电。

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Along the way the public perception of liquidity changed, from one based on assets (what you could sell) to one centered on liabilities (ease of borrowing).

与此同时，公众对资产流动性的看法也从以前的立足于（可变卖的）资产转变到现在的专注于（易借贷的）债务了。

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Instead, they are claims on the Treasury that, when redeemed, will have to be financed by raising taxes, borrowing from the public, or reducing benefits or other expenditures.

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There are sufficient Trust Fund bonds to make up the annual deficits and pay all benefits in full and on time for the next 25 years, and there are sufficient federal revenues to redeem the bonds without borrowing another dime from the public.

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Ally read novels, wrapped up in her duvet beside the central-heating radiator in her bedroom, borrowing them from the center and the public library, sometimes finishing one and starting another without even changing her position or getting up to make coffee, like an addict.

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