His father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay Office—a respectable position, but with little social status.

他的父亲是英国海军薪酬办公室的职员——一个受人尊敬，但没有什么社会地位的职业。

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Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay, but he didn't like city life and spending all day inside.

帕特在美国政府有一份高薪的办公室工作，但他不喜欢城市生活，也不喜欢整天呆在室内。

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One day you think it's silly to walk around with an expensive phone when there are all these public pay phones, home phones, and office phones at your disposal.

有一天您发现拿着一部昂贵的手机到处走是一件很愚蠢的事，因为到处都有公共电话亭、住宅电话和办公电话，您可以方便使用。

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He planned to re-pay party supporters with jobs in the post office department.

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If you are a political--If you are running for office, you will tend to have volunteers and not necessarily pay people.

如果你要竞选政府职位，你往往会招一些志愿者，不用付他们钱的人。

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Mr. Andrews at once got the pay office to issue Joe's wages daily instead of every two weeks.

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He earned a typical middle-class wage in the navy pay office, but was never good at reconciling his income with his expenses.

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To make matters worse, effective rents (what tenants pay for office space) fell 0.9% from the first quarter and a whole 5.7% from the year earlier.

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