Our interest had been awakened by previous accounts of these people, and as they surrounded us I set to work to collect a vocabulary.

这些人早先的经历引起了我们的兴趣，因为他们围着我们，我就开始收集词汇。

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This individual also is often responsible for trying to collect overdue accounts.

这种人也通常负责催收到期未付的账款。

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Days sales outstanding-the number of days on average a company takes to collect its accounts receivable.

一家公司回收其应收账款平均所需天数。

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The transition could mean the company wasn't making as many calls to delinquent debtors, reducing its ability to collect on those accounts.

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In addition he is proposing Roth 401(k) and 403(b) plans that would allow individuals to kick in aftertax money to those accounts and collect that money tax-free when they retire.

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The solution now being adopted in New Zealand and Britain is to combine privately owned accounts with cheap public arrangements to collect the savings directly from pay packets.

ECONOMIST: Paying for the old