London's third great function, since the seventeenth century, has been that of national and international bourse: the exchange of stocks and shares, banking, commerce and, increasingly, insurance.

自17世纪以来，伦敦的第三大功能就是充当国内和国际证券交易所，负责股票和股份、银行业、商业以及越来越多的保险的交易。

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Patients often give surgeons and other specialists “hongbao” — envelopes of cash that can make up a third of a doctor's income — in exchange for better treatment.

病人为了能得到更好的治疗，常常会给外科医生或其他医生塞“红包”，这些信封包着的现金，占到医生收入的三分之一。

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Patients often give surgeons and other specialists "hongbao" - envelopes of cash that can make up a third of a doctor's income - in exchange for better treatment.

病人为了能得到更好的治疗，常常会给外科医生或其他医生塞“红包”，这些信封包着的现金，占到医生收入的三分之一。

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