"I know,boss, but this is very important. The man from the life insurance company was here about that policy you're taking out and he asked me a lot of questions."

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It's a whole life policy that gives the policyholder flexibility over the insurance premiums.

作为终身寿险的一种,它为投保人的保费提供了灵活性

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There's something called "variable life," which refers to a life insurance policy where the policyholder can make decisions about the investment of the money in the whole life policy.

有种保单叫做"可变寿险",作为终身寿险的一种,投保人可以自主选择,在终身寿险上进行多少投资

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When he says that his way of life has been private, he means that he has pursued a policy of, let's call it "the principled abstinence " from public life."

当他提到自己的生活方式是私密的时候，他所提的是他追求一种策略，我们可以称之为，“原则性疏离,公共生活“

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