It's mostly for ceremonies and temples. So admirable to work on something for so long for such little pay off.

这种布料大部分用在各种仪式场合和寺庙当中。一种东西要做那么久，工资却那么少，想想实在令人敬佩。

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He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off.

他看着账单，接着在边上写了些什么。账单被送了她的房间。她害怕打开，因为她相信这将会让她用余生都支付这笔费用。

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That is something that will take a long time but should pay off in the end because it is not easy to imitate.

这个过程需要很长时间，但最终将产生回报，因为这种能力对手很难效仿。

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and that can be something that you pay off for a long time.

可能毕业后的很长一段时间内都在偿还欠下的贷款。

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But if something completely fails, as long as we bow out gracefully, pay off all our debts and nobody gets hurt, then I don't think people disrespect Virgin for trying.

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Then maybe you can afford to pay off your debt faster, invest more for retirement, or spend it on something really worthwhile.

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