He once worked as a dressmaker and made money in a theater.

他曾经做过裁缝，在一家剧院挣钱。

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Young Geoffrey made money by chopping and selling firewood.

年轻的杰弗里靠砍柴卖柴挣钱。

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There was a young painter who made money by painting portraits.

有一个年轻的画家，他靠画肖像赚钱。

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Popeye is a criminal,a man who "made money and had nothing he could do with it,spend it for."

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So I think the first critical decision I made is don't spend money as you promised it to your investors.

这就是我所做的第一个决策,不要像承诺的那样去花钱。

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The return on an investment is how much you made from the investment as a percent of the money invested.

投资的收益是指,你在整个投资中赚的钱占本金的百分比

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Kassalow says the El Salvador operations (the store and field sales) made money in 2010.

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It grew fast in its rival's shadow and even made money along the way.

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Wallace allegedly made money using this method to drive traffic to sites that pay for referrals.

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