a person receiving, by way of annuity or otherwise, a portion of the profits of a business in consideration of the sale by him of the goodwill of the business is not, by reason only of such receipt, a partner in the business or liable as such.

凡有人以年金或其他方式收取某项业务的部分利润作为他出售该业务的商誉的代价，该人不得仅因如此收取而成为该业务的合伙人，或因此而作为该业务的合伙人负上法律责任。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.06.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 24.06.2011

It is hard, at least for me, to envision alternative political arrangements or economic policies over the past fifty years that would have transferred any significant portion of the wealth of today’s rich nations to today’s poor nations.

至少对于我来说，很难设想在过去五十年中有什么其他政治制度或者经济政策可以将当今富有国家的财富主要部分转移到今天的穷国中。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 28.10.2010

the portion of the term for which it was granted remaining unexpired at the end of the financial year is less than 50 years but not less than 10 years, or

租约的年期于有关财政年度结束时尚未届满的部分少于50年但不少于10年，或

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011

To protect itself from the declining greenback, China and other countries are converting a portion of their accumulated dollar reserves into euros.

为了抵御美元贬值所带来的损害，中国和其他国家把一部分美元储备兑换成为欧元。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011

The US imports only a small portion of its oil from the Persian Gulf.

美国只从波斯湾进口其一小部分石油。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

At the time when a joint venture is being dissolved, the portion of its net assets or remaining property that exceeds the value added to its registered capital is regarded as profit on which income tax shall be levied according to law.

合营企业解散时，其资产净额或剩余财产超过注册资本的增值部分视同利润，应依法缴 纳所得税。

© 中国投资指南

http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011

© Invest in China

http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 01.04.2011

On the contrary, according to the IMF, “weakness has been contained to certain portions of the sub-prime market (and, to a lesser extent, the Alt-A market), and is not likely to pose a serious systemic threat."

恰恰相反，按照国际货币基金组织的观点，“缺陷被限制在了次贷市场的某些特定部分（比方说Alt-A细分市场），因此不太可能造成严重的系统性威胁。”

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

One of President Clinton’s problems, they said, was that the ceremonial portions of the job bored him – and thus he got himself into big trouble.

他们认为，克林顿总统的问题之一是总统一职所必须履行的礼节性任务让他感到厌倦，也正因如此他才陷入了巨大的危机。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009