有些地方还保留有旧的石阶，走起来容易多了。路两边种着竹子和其他动辄超过一人高的植物。

In some spots, old stone stairways ease the way up the path, lined with bamboo and other vegetation that is often more than head high.

youdao

有些药只能延长患者几个月的生命或只是维持肿瘤不扩散，这些药的价格也动辄数千美元。

And even some of those drugs offer only a few months at most of extra life or tumor stabilization despite prices that often reach thousands of dollars a month.

youdao

这些崭新的住宅动辄价值几十万美元，很多都漆成了亮丽的颜色，高高的围墙保护着它们。

These new houses cost several hundred thousand dollars. Many are painted in garish colors and protected by high walls.

youdao

We get all used to the billion dollar line of credit at the treasury, but not all will somehow get it.

我们已经习惯了,动辄上亿的,授信额度,在财政部，但是不是所有人都能拿到的。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选