15-02-25 Rocketing refers to spending a great deal of money on a few important items while spending only an average amount or less on everything else. 火箭式消费指的是在几件重要的东西上花费许多钱，而在其他东西上花费不多或很少。 Some people will spend lots of...

15-02-07 Retainage is an amount of money withheld from full payment until work is completed. It is withheld to assure that contractor will satisfy its obligations and complete a project. 尾款是留到工作完成后才支付的钱。尾款的目的是为了保证承包商履行义务干完...

15-01-05 Mrs Turner lives in a small town. Her husband died in a traffic accident and left her little money. She was hungry and lived a cold room in winter. A shopkeeper had pity on her and told her to cook for him. He pays her some money and she doesn't wor...

14-12-23 The premise that people are more willing to take risks with money they obtained easily or unexpectedly. 赌场盈利效应是指人们拿着易来之财或意外之财更愿意采取一些冒险的投资方式。 The house money effect forecasts that investors are more prone to buy hi...

14-12-11 A bat, a bramble and a cormorant entered into covenants with articles, to join stocks, and trade in partnership together. The bat's adventure was ready money that he took up at interest; the bramble's was in cloths; and the cormorant's in brass. The...

14-11-24 Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit. Money is nothing; character, conduct, and capacity are everything. Instead of all the workers being leveled down to low wage standards and all the rich l...

14-11-13 Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia, was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said. Jean Louise, stop scratching your head, was the second thing she said. Calpurnia picked up Aunty's heavy suitcase and opened the door. I'll take it, saidJem, and to...

14-11-12 Dong guochang, a person of the state Qi, had always dreamt to be a millionaire, and planned how to spend the imaginary money. One of his students wanted to borrow some money from him because he could barely make a living. Not only did Dong Guochang...

14-10-31 An instrument is a document of title to money. 票据是代表金钱支付权利的文据。 Every instrument constitutes an independent contract embodying a payment obligation. 每张票据都构成一份独立的体现支付义务的合同。 The bill of exchange was in its inception...

14-10-24 More than half of British workers have never asked their boss for a pay rise, a survey has found. 一项调查发现英国过半数员工从来没有跟老板谈过加薪。 Only 46 per cent of people have had a conversation with their employer about increasing their pay --...