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To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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1. He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。 2. What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼！ 3. He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。 4. She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。 5. He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小

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1. He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。 2. What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼! 3. He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。 4. She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。 5. He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小气

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