Defendants who could not pay were forced to remain there until they "sat off" their fines.

无力支付罚金的被告，将会强制待在监狱，直到他们可以支付罚金。

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The two bankers, Phelps and Elder, sat off in a corner behind the dinner table, where they could finish their discussion of the new usury law and its effect on chattel security loans.

菲尔普斯和埃尔德两个银行家，坐在餐桌后的角落里，他们可以在那里把新的重利法，以及这个新法对动产证券贷款的影响讨论完毕。

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He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots.

他坐在厨房的椅子上，弯腰脱掉了靴子。

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She sat between richly dressed women who were there to spend the day eating sweets and showing off their costly clothing.

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But the old man took off his hat and sat down.

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He took his seat after tip-off and sat quietly throughout the game.

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We shook hands, learned a few things about each other and then she sat down, turned off her smart phone and asked if she could help finish setting up the room.

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