We are closer to signing a contract after today's meeting.

今天的会议之后，我们很快就要签订合同。

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signing a contract in the name of a fictitious unit or in the name of another person;

以虚构的单位或者冒用他人名义签订合同的；

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“Signing a contract is easy, but it would mean trouble later on if I regretted the decision,” he explained.

他解释说：“签合同容易，但如果后悔，那接下来它就意味着麻烦。”

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Milton makes a covenant with the reader. It's as if he's signing a contract because he's asking for credit here.

他与读者签了契约，就好像,因为他要借款所以签了份合同一样。

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