"I hate to sound mercenary," Labane said, "but am I getting paid to be in this play of yours?"

“我不愿让自己听起来惟利是图，”拉班说：“但是参与你这出戏演出我会得到报酬吗？”

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And I don't mean an opportunity for a business perspective or in some kind of mercenary way.

我不是指生意方面的机会，或某种商业方面的机会。

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It is a mercenary, and I is its master.

它是个雇佣兵，而我是它主人。

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Recently, I had the chance to visit about missionary versus mercenary leadership with the senior executive of another mission-driven company in our region, Burke Alder, vice president of marketing for Lendio.

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