This is a great financial drain on our society.

是我们社会的一个巨大的财政消耗。

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Neptune retrograde may have created a bit of a financial drain, or some unforeseen expenses.

海王星逆行已经创造了个一段金融漏管，或一些不可预见的花费。

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Impulse spending, on eating out and shopping and online purchases, is a big drain on our finances, the biggest budget breaker for many, and a sure way to be in dire financial straits.

外出就餐、血拼以及网上购物，冲动消费成了财务上的一大支出，同时也是打乱财政预算的头号敌人，当然也是导致我们陷入财政困境的原因之一。

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Chairman of TransMarket Group, a trading and investment firm, Cahnman says the pits are a financial drain on the exchange.

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Perhaps realising the extent that Rangers had become a personal and financial drain, Murray announced in July 2006 that he was ready to sell the club.

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So I was surprised that they all didn't go running for the exits given the time that they spent, the financial drain on your - if you have young children and you're working in the White House, you - at some point, you've got to start thinking about how you're going to pay for college.

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