They were saddled with "take or pay" contracts that obliged them to buy fixed quantities of gas far above what they could sell and at prices way above those on the spot market.

他们签署了一系列“照付不议”的合同，必须以大大高于现货市场的价格购买固定数量的天然气，而很大一部分根本就卖不出去。

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There are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops.

还有无数其他的人，因为年龄、疾病或单纯的心不在焉，忘记了为他们在商店拿的东西付钱。

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You cannot take anyone along unless they pay or you pay for them.

你不能带任何人一起去，除非他们付钱或者你帮他们付钱。

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Then later on,whenever you want, you can take your money out Meanwhile, they invest the deposits some way or another at a higher interest rate than they pay on the deposits and they make the difference and that's how they make a profit.

然后你什么时候需要你就可以把钱取出来,同时储蓄机构以比给你的利息,更高的利息储蓄,或者投资，这就出现了差价,这就是储蓄机构盈利的方法。

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