In addition to my normal complement of luggage, I had brought a carton full of provisions, including several gallons of water, for a trip of uncertain duration.

因为不确定这段旅程会有多久，除了平常所携行李之外，我还带着整箱食物，包括几加仑水。

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But because of the uncertain duration of the benefits, it is almost universal practice to treat expenditures of this nature as expense of the current period.

但由于这些好处的存续期不确定，一般实践中几乎全都将这类性质的支出作为当期费用处理。

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