People therefore refuse to hold bonds at or near a rate of zero.

因而人们不会持有利率在或接近于0水平债券。

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Investors refuse to buy the bonds at the low interest rate offered.

投资者们拒绝以所提供的低息购买债券。

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Economic slowdown has led to a climbing unemployment rate because employers intend to cut overheads and refuse to recruit new employees.

中文翻译：经济下滑已经导致失业率上升，因为雇主打算裁员而且拒绝雇用新员工。 另外一个豆瓣的学生写的句子也不错，我发出来。

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Another tactic: locking in prices with tailored multiyear agreements with formulas governing whether clients grant or refuse a requested rate increase.

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And why did Britain refuse to rejoin the European exchange-rate mechanism, membership of which is seen by many as a prerequisite for joining the euro?

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For as people refuse to buy the rolled over debt at current prices, the interest rate that has to be paid to roll over that debt rises and thus Italy becomes insolvent.

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