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This place gets its name from a Creek Indian word, which refers to the unstable floating islands that are common within the swamp.

这个地方的名字来源于克里克印第安语，指的是沼泽中常见的不稳定的浮动岛屿。

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There's something called "variable life," which refers to a life insurance policy where the policyholder can make decisions about the investment of the money in the whole life policy.

有种保单叫做"可变寿险",作为终身寿险的一种,投保人可以自主选择,在终身寿险上进行多少投资

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And Peter Gray in his psychology textbook refers to it as the "changing hiding places" problem, which is probably a better name for it.

彼得·格雷在他的心理学教科书中,将这一任务称为"变换藏身地"问题,这可能是个更为恰当的名字

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Subprime refers to mortgages, which is not the subject of today's lecture, but a subprime mortgage is a mortgage issued to a borrower who is not considered prime--not a good risk.

次贷指的是次级抵押贷款,这不属于今天的讨论范围之内,次级抵押贷款是发放给特殊借款人的,他们不是优质客户,也就是说风险较大

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And by chance I came across a post which refers to our two posts above.

FORBES: The Obamacare Bomb: Explosive or a Damp Squib?

Some people know these tax credits by the name 48c, which refers to their section in the tax code.

WHITEHOUSE: Government, Innovation and the Economy

It is to be distinguished from the term accuracy, which refers to how close you come to the outcome in either direction.

FORBES: Voter Polls And Investing Analysts: Bias Or Inaccurate?