"If I'm selfish, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room alive," he thought, "If I do as the note said, I might die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?"

“如果我自私，只要我喝了这水，我就能活着走出这个房间。”他想，“如果我照纸条上说的做，我可能会渴死。我该不该冒这个险？”

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When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

付出租车费用的时候不需要像拿出备忘录时那么细心——随便抓出一张钞票给司机就行了，拿出来的钱总是正好的。

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You take care not to step on the heels of the woman in front of you on the way out of the subway, and you might take passing note of her most excellent handbag.

出地铁时，你不会多加留意，以免踩到前面女人的脚跟，但你可能会对她挎着的精美提包有所在意。

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However, if no one wants to buy a Treasury Note or take out a loan, and people cannot be forced to do that, then there is no actual impact on the money supply.

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Public pensions, which provide more than a quarter of buy-out firms' assets, should take note as they choose their future investments.

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And right now, Hulu is offering a free one-week trial -- so if you get lucky, you might be able to ride out the spat without paying anything extra (Khloe Kardashian, take note).

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