Note this: with five hundred millions we could pay one quarter of the expenses of our budget.

请注意，用这五亿法郎我们就可以支付国家预算开支的四分之一。

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A few days later, I sent him a check for a dollar, with a note that said I had always wanted a high-priced lawyer and was sending the check in firm belief that you get what you pay for.

几天之后，我送给他一张一美元的支票，附上便笺说我一直希望找一个开价昂贵的律师，之所以送上这张支票，是因为我十分坚信，这是对你付出的回报。

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Note that, with neither of them, does it say you have to pay anything in cash in order to have an expense.

请注意，这两者都没有说你必须以现金支付某物才算产生一笔费用。（因为一笔费用也可以用现金以外其他形式资产的减少来表示）

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Think about it as a loan that is being repaid with a promissory note to pay you even more back at a later date.

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TfL said every day 36, 000 people board a bus and find they have insufficient funds on their Oyster card to pay for their journey and that at least 500 people a day try to pay their fare with a high denomination note for which the driver does not have change.

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The report goes on to note that other countries are experimenting with merit pay and increased pay for teaching in tougher areas or teaching subjects in short supply.

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