I would never have been able to afford the 90 per cent mortgage I took out if I did not do a full year living rent-free and that is just not an option for most people.

假如不是全年免租，那么我将永远无法偿付按揭的那90%，这对于绝大多数人来说不是一种选择。

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The E-Z Rent-a-Car agent said the replacement would cost $200. I knew the magazine I was on assignment for could never afford such a fee, meaning I would barely break even3) on the story.

E-Z汽车租赁公司的代理人说换个备胎要两百美元，我知道给我安排活儿的那家杂志社是无论如何不会为我出这笔费用的，这样的话，写完稿子我只怕连自己不赔不赚都不能保证了。

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The court held that banks would never find suitable places in crowded downtown business districts unless they could have the right to rent out surplus space acquired in a good-faith effort to house their operations.

ECONOMIST: American banks and property