The costs were huge -not just the immediate costs in terms of the move from stocks to bonds.

代价是巨大的,不仅仅是卖掉股票,和买进债券的直接交易成本

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Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.

自由允许人与社会隔绝,人与人疏远,但是不管是对个人还是社会,代价都是巨大的

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What's distinctive about the South: "The South has a tradition," Said Gurganus, "Of attempting the impossible at great cost, proudly celebrating the failure, and in gaining admiration for the performance."

写的是南方的独特之处,"南方有种传统",古尔加努斯说,"付出巨大的代价挑战命运,即便失败仍非常自豪,并因此而为他人所尊敬"

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