The FBI says the smugglers often threaten their victims and make it difficult for them to pay off their debts.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

Well after that, the bond price went up because people saw that as a sign that the company was tightening its belt and doing things right to have money to pay off the bondholders; so it was self-interested, I suppose--maybe you can ask him about this.

在这之后,债券的价格升高了,因为人们认为降低红利是一个信号,说明公司开始紧缩开支走向正轨,并且去偿付债券持有人,莱德利夫通过这种做法达到利己的目的,我想你们可以就此事向莱德利夫提问

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Then if you fail to pay on the mortgage--pay off the debt -the lender can seize the property and sell it.

然而如果你无法偿还贷款,贷方可以没收这项财产并出售

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"Job creation in the United States is something that small businesses, entrepreneurs and the private sector will do but they cannot do it if they are burdened by a legacy of debt and the prospect of higher taxes to pay off that debt and that is the most troubling aspect of the policies this administration is pursuing,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

So, they created Wall Street Journal Online, which is WSJ.com, and they were trying to make money off of that, but people weren't willing to pay for it.

并且他们创建了《华尔街日报在线》,WSJ.com,尝试从那赚钱,但是人们不愿花钱

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Lots of people pay off their credit cards in full each month to avoid finance charges.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

"None of us know what is going to happen in 2010, and maybe this will all pay off in the future,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15