The partners were dependent for their retirement on the prosperity of the firms they left behind and the customs and culture they left behind, and the places were much more responsible and honorable.

合伙人的退休金取决于,他们留下的公司的繁荣程度,以及他们给公司带来的制度和文化，这些公司是非常,负责任而且受人尊敬的。

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Earnings are something that accountants have generated and they've been doing it all the way back to 1871-- it's a venerable concept; it's how much money the company made this year, if it's annual earnings.

收益是会计们算出来的,从1871年来一直如此,他们值得尊敬,年收益指的是公司这一年赚到的钱

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