A bond, of course, is just an IOU, a promise to pay back money with interest by certain dates.

债券，当然，这只是一个借据，承诺到期归还并支付利息的纸条。

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In their quest to make life better, they are sucked into the world of get-rich-quick seminars - spending money they don't have to try to win back money they don't really need.

他们试图谋求更好的生活，却发现自己疲于加入暴发户的讨论会而身陷囹圄。他们花了根本花不起的钱，想要赢得他们根本不需要的钱财。

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You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back.

你完全有权要回你的钱。

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But some management experts warn that limiting pay could make it harder for taxpayers to get their money back.

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If you put a property up as collateral, then the lender knows that they can get the money back from you.

如果你以资产作抵押,贷方就知道债务偿还有了保障

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But if the loan to value ratio is greater than one, they won't be able to get all the money back.

但如果贷款价值比率大于1,他们就不能追回所有的贷款

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Now that the bank has clawed back money, perhaps the message will start to filter through.

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And giving back money could make Armstrong feel empathy for Wall Street where clawbacks were born.

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In the case of countries, agencies are assessing their creditworthiness - their ability to pay back money lent to them.

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