I know that some people would say yes, shoot up their hands, and they look around in astonishment that no one else is with them.

我知道有人会说没问题，一下子把手举起，看看周围，惊讶地发现只有自己举手。

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They told him that if earnings go up-- we try to keep a target payout ratio-- but if earnings suddenly shoot up, we're not going to increase our dividends right away because that would set too high an expectation and we don't want to have to cut it.

他们告诉他,如果收益提高,我们会努力维持既定的股利发放率,但如果收益大涨,我们不会马上提高股利,因为这样会导致过高的期望,我们也不想降低股利

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