I rose; I dressed myself with care: obliged to be plain-for I had no article of attire that was not made with extreme simplicity-i was still by nature solicitous to be neat.

我起了床，很费了一番心思来穿着。我不得不穿得很朴素，因为我没有一件衣服不是做得极其简单的；但出于天性，我还是力求穿得整洁。

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Perhaps back then it made sense for some investors, such as pension funds, to be obliged to buy top-rated bonds.

也许当初对于某些投资者，譬如抚恤基金投资者等，一定得购买最佳债券才是有意义的。

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But careful reading makes it clear that neither Japan nor anyone else is currently obliged to sign up for it, and that its legal form remains to be determined.

但仔细研读就能发现到目前为止它都没能迫使日本或其他国家签署，其合法形式也有待确定。

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