One Chicago woman, for example, discovered that daily lunches with co-workers cost her $ 2,000 a year; she decided to take lunch to work instead.

例如，一位来自芝加哥的女性发现，每天与同事共进午餐，一年就要花掉2000美元，于是她决定带午饭去上班。

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It cost her ten thousand dollars to buy the dress.

她花了一万美元买这件裙子。

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But when Charles' hidden agenda threatens to expose the government's dirty little secrets, what started out may cost Kathy her career and even her life.

但是查尔斯私底下计划要揭露政府的肮脏秘密，这个计划一旦实施，凯西的事业就毁了，甚至可能搭上她的性命。

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Just to say it again, so the cost and direct benefits of government are a wash for her.

再说一遍,成本和政府奖励相抵

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