In a perfectly competitive market, with full information, models of the market show that all the factors of production receive rewards equal to their marginal products, i.e., all are paid what they are worth.

在一个充分竞争、信息铺天盖地的市场，市场的模型表明生产的所有因素会得到与它们的边际产量等值的 回报，即所有的商品都得到符合它们价值的回报。

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Consider Germany, which in 2006 exported capital worth €108 billion, only €25 billion of which was for direct investments, whereas net domestic investment in all sectors combined was only €75 billion.

让我们看一看德国。2006年，德国出口了价值1080亿欧元的资本，其中只有250亿欧元用于直接投资，而所有部门中的国内净投资相加只有750亿欧元。

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“It is worth a mud bath,” said he. “It is our friend Sir Henry's missing boot.”

“这个泥浴还是值得一洗的，”他说道，“这就是咱们的朋友亨利爵士失去的那只皮鞋。”

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

That is, an uncertain outcome is worth less than the average of the outcomes.

就是说，一个不确定的结果价值要比平均结果低。

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For liberals, the question is never whether borders should be completely open or closed; a society open to all would have no rights worth protecting, while a society closed to all would have no rights worth emulating.

对于自由主义者来说，问题永远不在于边界是否应该完全被打开或关闭的问题；一个对所有人都开放的社会不会有值得保护的权利，而一个对所有人都关闭的社会不会有值得仿效的权利。

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The elders of the two sub-clans spent four days negotiating a less bloody solution, and the agreed price of 100 camels – worth $7,000 – was paid as compensation.

两个家族的长老花了四天时间谈判出一个较不血腥的方案，商定的价码是一百头骆驼—价值七千美金—作为补偿。

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According to the informal exchange rate, the kyat’s worth is currently about 1,000 to one against the dollar.

按照非正式市场汇率，缅甸元目前与美元的比率约为1000：1。

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