JUST two years ago Kirstie had one passion in life - binge-drinking. "We'd stand on street corners and wait for other kids to get hold of alcohol," says the college student.

就在两年前，克里斯蒂还沉迷于她那把酒言欢的激情岁月里。“那时，我们就站在拐角上，等着另一些孩子把酒带来”，这个大学生如此说到。

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The Vickers answer is to get Banks also to hold thick layers of "bail-in" debt that will impose losses on private creditors of a failing institution before taxpayers are called into action.

维克斯的回答是，在纳税人被迫参与营救前，让正在走下坡路的机构持有丰厚的纾困债券，以应对私有债权人的损失。

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We had to hold on to long ropes so that we wouldn't get blown over in the snow storm on the way back to our barracks.

在回工棚的路上，我们必须抓住长长的绳子保证自己不再风雪中被吹跑。

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It's the Botanic Garden's largest collection. "I think when most people come in contact with orchids, I think the orchids take hold of them, it's like you get hooked on them.

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