Although that's a slow process, consumers have come to realize that paying off a debt is like getting a raise: It increases your disposable income. Eventually, that will translate into more spending.

尽管这是一个缓慢的过程，但是消费者逐渐认识到只有付清债务才有可能重获增长：这样做会增加你的可自由支配收入，最终会带来更多的消费。

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My boss says I'm getting a raise!

我的老板说我快要加薪了！

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Howard: I just found out that I'm getting a raise.

霍华德：我刚发现我加薪了。

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It is wrong expectation to expect that getting into a certain place, getting a raise, finding our dream partner, is responsible for our happiness.

错误的期望认为进入某间公司，获得升职，找到理想的伴侣，就能让自己更快乐。

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Last year, the SEC put out a proposal that -it's getting too easy to be an accredited investor -so they put out a proposal that we raise the wealth level to $2.5 million.

去年证交会发布了一项提议,鉴于合格投资者的门槛较低,因此他们提议,把准入门槛提高到250万美元

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Congress raised the minimum wage 10.6% in July, 2009 (know of anyone else getting a raise then?).

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When we set a goal like getting a raise or pitching to be included in a new project, for example, I think we go at it a bit backwards.

FORBES: Negotiating with the Woman in the Mirror

Today, they're getting a raise.

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