Are consumers too deep in hock? A lot of observers think so.

消费者是否负债累累？许多观察家都这么认为。

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It is almost impossible for the prime minister to stand above the factions. He always seems in hock to one or another.

该首相要超脱于各派几乎是不可能的。他好像总是欠某一派似的。

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Jim: I know, and now I'm in hock.

吉姆：我知道，我现在可是债务缠身了。

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Too many journalists now find themselves in hock to the charities that fly them around free.

ECONOMIST: What's wrong with emergency assistance?

The Democrats, reluctant to seem in hock to big business, have largely banished corporate sponsors.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Some of the opposition groups are genuine, but others are in hock to the EPRDF.

ECONOMIST: Anxious Ethiopia