Usually a one-day event, the celebration continued for several days around the actual holiday.

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Remember, this thing only runs for sixty days and you could compute your sixty-day return, but people like to compare annual returns-- once again, a tradition we have.

注意,这个债券期限只有60天,当然你可以计算60天的收益率,但是人们往往喜欢用年收益率进行比较,这也是一种传统

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On the 30th day, I will be getting from you in total, including the first 29 days-- no, rather on the 30th day, I'll be getting from you 5,368,709 dollars and 12 cents.

在第30天，我将从你那里一共得到，包括前29天-,不，在第30天，我将从你那里得到5368709。12美元。

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