So, the goldsmith would sign his name on it saying, I promise to give so many ounces of gold.

所以这个金匠会在票据上签名,保证归还多少盎司的金子

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And please sign in, by the way, guys, before you leave.

顺便说一下，同学们在离开之前请签名。

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that is,people who were administered,who are governed, but in the sense of having people passing papers back and forth, and having to sign every damn thing you could ever imagine- it's just unbelievable-- before they ever thought of themselves as being citizens.

也就是被治理者,被统治者,不过让人们来回奔忙为了申请批准,还要在每一份该死的文件上签名,从这个意义上来说,在他们视自己为公民前,这是令人难以置信的

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