If the price of the associated mortgage bond drops, the homeowner can buy the equivalent face value of bonds at a discount, and use it to redeem the existing home mortgage loan.

如果和贷款关联的债券掉价，业主就能以低价购进等量面值的债券并用之冲抵现有的贷款。

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San Diego's municipal code, for instance, requires property owners to maintain landscape and vegetation standards—or face a penalty equivalent to the cost of hiring a private contractor to do so.

例如，圣地亚哥的市政法规要求业主保持景观和植被的标准，否则将面临相当于雇佣私人承包商的罚款。

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Parents who allow their children to be exploited in this way face, in addition to as many as six years in prison, the equivalent of a $500 fine.

允许自己的孩子以这种方式受到剥削的父母，除了面临高达六年的监禁外，还将面临相当于500美元的罚款。

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