The trader A in Edinburgh, we shall suppose, draws a bill upon B in London, payable two months after date.

我们假设，爱丁堡的商人 A 在伦敦向 B 开具汇票，付款日期为两个月后。

He stiffened, laid the snapshot down and drew the two folded bills from his pocket and tossed them on the bed.

他僵住了，放下快照，从口袋里掏出两张折叠起来的钞票，扔在床上。

Late on June 18, 1987, Nevada’s legislature hastily drew up a bill that carved a 12-mile by 12-mile county around Yucca mountain—where the nuclear dump would be put.

1987 年 6 月 18 日晚些时候， 内华达州立法机构匆忙起草了一项法案，在尤卡山周围划出一个 12 英里乘 12 英里的县——核垃圾场将放置在那里。

But upon upwards of six hundred thousand pounds, for which it was continually drawing bills of exchange upon London, it was paying, in the way of interest and commission, upwards of eight per cent.

但是，对于超过 60 万英镑， 它不断地在伦敦开出汇票， 它以利息和佣金的方式支付了 8% 以上的费用。