Human societies are so run by the bankers that unless a citizen is up to their neck in debt obligations, they are not considered to have a high credit rating!

人类社会就是被银行家们如此运作着，以至于一个公民直到被债务埋到了脖子，他们才会考虑增加信用等级。

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Many of them had their sleeves rolled up, revealing bare arms, and in some cases, owing to the heat, their dresses were open at the neck.

许多人挽着袖子，露出胳膊；有的人嫌热，衣服领口大敞着。

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The last thing the traveler remembers until they wake up in a hotel room bath tub, their body submerged to their neck in ice, is sipping that drink.

最后就是旅行者发现自己躺在旅馆的浴缸中，颈部以下全埋在冰块中，而旅行者只记得他在喝小酒。

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Here lies the problem: consumers and companies are up to their neck in debt (see article).

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But companies are up to their neck in debts, and will be under huge pressure to cut costs in a deflationary environment.

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Haas, whose wife is due to deliver their first child in two months, is battling neck pain he suffered reaching down to pick up a towel at the Northern Trust Open.

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