尽管这对买卖双方都很方便，但不应忘记，支票不是真正的钱：它们本身毫无价值。

Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves.

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华尔街的人通常是每两周收到支付薪水的支票，但是他们真正的所得每年付一次，最典型的是在一月份分到的。

Wall Street types receive paychecks every two weeks, but they really get paid once a year, typically in January.

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直到那一天邮递员送来他的第一张社会保障金支票，他才真正感到自己老了。那一天，哈兰内心里愤怒了，抵制了，爆发了。

He had not felt old until that day the postman brought his first Social Security check. That day, something within Harland resented, resisted, and exploded.

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