Nowadays, many people are earning higher salaries than in the past and they are willing to spend a little of this money on getting to and from their place of work.

眼下许多人的薪金比以往高；他们愿意花费一点钱用在上下班路上。

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Also, many reps go into direct sales because they want to buy their favorite products at a discount and have fun earning a little extra spending money.

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Lawmakers hauling oil executives in front of a Congressional panel and berating them for earning too much money does little to control these factors.

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They would occasionally receive a little money from him for tobacco or other expenses, but nothing that reflected the sums they were earning.

BBC: Roza Urbanowicz