Dutch or British, the men on the spot were no less ready to pocket their employers' money, making up for low pay with embezzlement and trading on their own account.
荷兰人也好，英国人也罢，在位子上的人都忙着把他们雇主的钱往自己兜里装，作为低薪的补偿，他们还自己做起了生意。
One is practical: there is no ready money to pay for non-essential highway infrastructure and asking for it would doom any proposed initiative to develop the technology.
第一个问题是可操作性：没有拨款来改造非核心的高速公路，而申请这种款项会终结一切，包括所有已经提交的开发这种技术的倡议。
No, ma 'ma. You can pay us when it's ready. But would you please deposit some money with us?
不用的，女士。您方便时再付给我们。但您可不可以先交给我们一些保证金？
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