"This is certainly the heart of an old maid," thought he.

“这一定是一个老姑娘的心。”他想。

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Over the past year, 28-year-old Parameshwari Arun, a part-time maid in south Delhi, has borrowed the equivalent of US$ 1000 to pay for her six-year-old son’s medical treatment.

过去一年中，在德里南部做临时女佣的28岁Parameshwari Arun借了相当于1000美元的钱以便为她6岁的儿子支付医药费。

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The maid disappeared, and the old lady turned to her grandson.

女佣下去了，老夫人朝外孙女婿转过脸来。

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At the end of Old Maid as banks used to play it, the loser would take a big write-off and then everyone could start playing again.

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Buy the usual button for a bachelor, thimble for an old maid, etc.

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This kind of concentration makes the typical money manager with a comparably sized investment book look like an old maid.

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