Many people are now stuck with expensive fixed-rate mortgages.

许多人现在无法摆脱高额的定息按揭。

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And while some systems might support this transaction rate, it would be an unnecessary waste of expensive resources.

即使有些系统可能支持这个事务率，但这也是对宝贵资源不必要的浪费。

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If introduced at the same flat rate throughout the country, this could be ruinously expensive for many small businesses, and stoke more inflation as employees seek to maintain their pay differentials.

如果在全国范围内实行统一的比例税率，这将使得许多小企业无法承受高昂的成本，而且雇员在追求差别工资的同时也会加剧通货膨胀。

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He found that the availability of discounted variable-rate deals crowded out comparatively expensive longer-term fixed-rate loans.

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That drop has made imports more expensive and pushed the rate of inflation up above 10%.

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"The good news is that these refinancings could help some homeowners avoid expensive resets on adjustable rate mortgages, and in turn prevent some foreclosures, " said Spencer Rascoff, chief operating officer at Zillow.com, a real estate Web site based in Seattle.

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