They always want you to buy something and then give you some cheap gift to make you feel good.

他们总是要你买点什么东西，然后给你一个不值钱的礼物让你感到很高兴。

youdao

Don't buy her something that she will have to use to cook or clean unless she has absolutely requested it, and then I still wouldn't.

不要帮她买那些她需要下厨或是清洗后才能使用的除非她是自己这么要求的，其实我还是不会帮她买这种东西。

youdao

It isn't something you buy now and then or pull down from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then return to the cupboard.

它不是你偶尔买来，从架子上拿下来，抹去灰尘用上一两次然后又放回到架子上的东西。

youdao

But if a farmer is given the opportunity to access and then makes a decision to buy, I think that's the real proof that this is something that's beneficial to them."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Mittal pays a tiny dividend, so you can safely assume he will pile up some cash and then buy something.

FORBES: Carnegie would be jealous

This rule is called the "wash sale" rule, and it says that when you sell something for a tax loss and then buy it right back you can't claim the loss.

FORBES: Some Incentive

But now and then I try something so compelling I just have to buy it.

FORBES: Spare Batteries