他经常说：“借口是十个一毛钱。”

He used to say, "Excuses are a dime a dozen."

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儿子：“爸爸，给我一毛钱。”

Son: "Dad, give me a dime."

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不花一毛钱装饰你的房间。

Redecorate your room without spending a dime.

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At some point, when your dollars were turning into dimes, you'd say, forget this, this is ridiculous, it doesn't make any sense for me to own these risky small-cap stocks.

当一块钱变成一毛钱,你会说,得了吧,这太荒谬,持有这些高风险的小盘股,对我而言没什么好处

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