He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.

他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。

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The sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.

我商店的招牌上写着工作时间是10点到6点，但是如果生意比平时少的话，我就可以提前锁门离开了。

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Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.

嗯，我商店的招牌上写着工作时间是10点到6点，但是如果生意比平时少的话，我就可以提前锁门离开了。

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Now when this slave is freed, by the owner, the slave could take the peculium with him, and then he could set up his own business, but he'd still be a client of the owner, because he's still officially part of his household.

等到奴隶关系解除时，他可以拿走那些私产，开始自己的生意，但他仍是主人的被庇护人，因为他仍是家户中的一员。

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