They were going to stage a large-scale money collecting.

他们筹划举办一个大型募捐活动。

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He is collecting money.

他在筹集资金。

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Workers stand outside stores, ringing a bell and collecting money in a red metal kettle from shoppers passing by.

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Maybe you're paying me indirectly, but I shouldn't be collecting money from you and then awarding grades; that wouldn't be right, but that's what has started to happen.

也许你们正在间接的给我发薪水,但是我不应该从你们手里拿钱,然后按钱给学分,那样是不对的,但是事实就是这样发生了

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A coalition called the Aceh Humanitarian Axis is raising money, collecting donations and sending volunteers.

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He said councils had the freedom and flexibility to develop their own schemes and ministers had urged them to be "sensible" about their collection policies so "they don't spend money collecting very, very small amounts of money".

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Beijing could stand to make a lot of money from collecting the tax on which it is curbing refunds.

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And, bribes aside (Sir Francis knew about those too), the way government makes money is through collecting taxes.

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