And I think, you know, the government will need to show that it's making a down payment on some of the difficult decisions.

而且我认为，你知道，政府需要证明它正在为一些困难的决定支付首付。

The bank will require usually that you make a down payment, that you pay them somewhere between 10% and 20% of the home's value.

银行通常会要求您支付首付款，即您支付房屋价值的 10% 到 20% 之间的款项。

His other hand held a brush poised in the air, as if he might be going to do a little work after a while, if somebody made a down payment.

他的另一只手举着一把刷子悬在空中， 好像如果有人付了首付款， 他可能会过一会儿再做点工作。

And then another use as an adjective: If somebody makes a " down payment" on something, they want to buy, for example, a car - if it's an expensive item.

然后作为形容词的另一种用法：如果有人为某物支付了“首付”，他们想购买，例如汽车 - 如果它是一件昂贵的物品。