He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would work even harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city he stayed at home for only ten days.

他给了我母亲二千元，并告诉她，他会更加努力工作，赚更多的钱，然后他就带我们去他在家只呆了十天的城市。

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'Not only do people over-pack, but holidays are often an excuse to spend more money as people will often buy new clothes to take away with them. '

人们不仅会过度打包，而且假期也会是花更多钱的绝佳接口，很多人都会为出游而特意买新衣服。

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Nor did the bank's staff entirely escape his scorn: Ms Riza is only one of hundreds, he pointed out, who take home more money than America's secretary of state.

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