The Federal Reserve has cut the discount rate-the charge it makes for emergency lending to banks-from 6.25% to 5.75%, and lengthened the term of these loans to 30 days.

美国联储会削减了其贴现率，这一联储会向紧急贷款的银行收取的费用，将其从原来的6.25%降到5.75%，并且将紧急借款期限延长到30天。

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For two years starting in 2000, Mr. Radovich says he let Mr. Pang use office space and phones, free of charge, in return for a promise he'd be cut in on any deals.

拉多维奇说，从2000年开始的两年里，他让彭日成免费使用办公场所和电话，作为交换，彭日成承诺，任何生意都会让拉多维奇分一杯羹。

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Erik Solheim, Norway’s minister in charge of the environment and development, points to the encouraging example of Brazil, which has cut deforestation rates by 70% in five years.

Erik Solheim是挪威环境和发展部的部长，指出巴西做出了令人鼓舞的成绩，五年内已降低森林砍伐率70%。

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Understandably, the development-agency bosses reckon a lot of bureaucracy could be cut out and efficiency gained if they took charge of these services.

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Besides a 20% cut of profits, most managers also charge a 1% management fee whether the fund makes a profit or not.

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In many areas local utility companies will even cut back your wayward tree branches free of charge if they sit too close to electrical lines.

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