I could consume all of my income-- if I borrow against my future income, I could-- there's a problem here of starvation.

我可以选择花掉所有的收入,如果我用未来的收入作担保借钱...,不过我们还得考虑吃饭问题

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If I consume it all this year, I will be starving.

如果我把今年的收入都花光了就会挨饿

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First of all, most people believe that their cholesterol level in their body is determined by how much cholesterol they actually consume, so foods high in cholesterol would be bad in that sense and foods low in cholesterol would be good.

首先,大多数人以为体内的胆固醇含量,取决于胆固醇的实际摄入量,由此看来高胆固醇的食物确实对身体无益,而低胆固醇食物则是有益的

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I would take my income this year, invest it at the interest rate, and it would turn into Y today times and then I get income next year; so I could consume all that.

可以将今年收入,以利率水平投资,Y天后这份收入就会变成1+R倍,在获得明年的收入后,这些可以一起花掉

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