It's going to be cancelled next year. I won't get my money back.' Loans must be made even if the debt will be cancelled, for the simple reason that the problem of poverty is a terrible and persistent problem.

因为在来年贷款会被解除，他们就收不回自己的钱了,即使是债务会被免除，人们也必须给人借贷，这仅仅,是因为贫困是一个长久存在的可怕问题。

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Most people wouldn't ever mail a letter or get a letter--too expensive, not to count only the paper and everything was expensive.

大多数人可能从未寄过信,或是收过信，因为太贵了，不单单是纸贵,什么东西都贵。

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Until we say something more, it's not clear that we shouldn't just, all right, note it, store it away, and forget about it, just like the facts about the state capitals.

直到我们说了更多之前，也不一定说，我们不应该，记下它，把它收起来，然后忘记它，正如关于州首府的事实一样。

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The point is this is why lots of people thought, "I don't like this guy sending people around and taking my taxes, but I don't want to get offed by some marauders.

这就是为什么许多人会有这样的想法的原因,"我不喜欢有人派兵来统治我们,收我们的税,但我更不希望遭人劫掠

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It becomes an arm-twisting thing -because of this risk of moral hazard, the bank has a threat to take the money back and they are going to find out quickly if you, as a company, are behaving wrong.

这衍变成一种施压行为...,由于道德风险的存在,银行恐怕收不回欠款,因此,在你的公司行为不良时,他们便会迅速发现此事

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