"Why can't I have money to buy French fries after school?" I would plead, my nostrils full with the remembered smell of sizzling grease and freshly salted potatoes.

“为什么我不能有点钱，可以放学以后买薯条？”我恳求着，鼻孔里充满了喷香的油脂味和新鲜的腌土豆味。

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We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone's palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table.

然而，我承认我们必须贿赂(grease someone ' s palm)老板，即付钱给这位带我们在餐桌就座的老板，这笔钱用于某种特殊要求。

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The plants are permanently exposed to moisture, dirt, dust, oil and grease and failures cost the operating company a great deal of money.

这些工厂长年累月地暴露在潮湿，污垢，灰尘，油脂和故障的环境中，给公司运营造成了大量的资金损失。

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Without money to grease them, the wheels of commerce turn slowly or not at all.

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But they don't say how--or how much money or elbow grease it will get.

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In addition, some are simply withdrawing money from banks altogether, which is perilous for the banks because they rely on deposits to be able to fund loans, credit lines and other financial products that grease the wheels of the economy and enable banks to make money.

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