As long as it was not abrupt, right? I may take my scissors, and cut out a foot in the middle.

这个过程并不是突然的，对吗？，我拿出一把剪刀，这时减掉中间的一英尺。

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What you used to do is, every six months you'd pull out your bonds and you'd clip the coupons with a pair of scissors; you take them to a bank and they would give you cash for your coupons.

过去,你每六个月从你的债券上,用剪刀剪下息票,把它拿到银行,用息票兑换现金

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