In the morning he paid every bill, gave Maria three months 'advance on the room, and redeemed every pledge at the pawnshop.

早上他还清了一切欠债；预付给了玛利亚三个月房租地赎回了当铺里的一切。

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Mr. Nelson said centrists had “a lot of concern about even taking up a bill without knowing its contents well in advance.”

尼尔森说，“对于一个还未预先清楚知道其内容的草案，中间派议员有许多的关注和担忧。”

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An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance." I was almost sure that I couldn't be there, but nevertheless I paid for two plates — one for you and the other for your wife.

其中附有一张纸条，上面写着：“我已预先付了这张账单，我差不多可以确定，我不能赴约了，不过，我还是预付了两个餐位的费用——为你和你妻子。”

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The outcome of the Saturday night drama had actually been sealed earlier in the day, when two Democratic senators who had not pledged their support for the bill announced that they would vote for it to advance to debate.

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