I was left hanging for three weeks before I got a calloffering me the job.
我等了三个星期才等到电话，告诉我得到这份工作了。
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The American insurance industry has tried to get around this problem by offering variable annuities, which they like to call a "living benefit".
美国保险行业试图通过提供各种各样的年金来绕过这一问题，他们把这些年金称作“生活保障金”。
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Under one model the insurance pool would function like a reserve fund, offering participants a short-term credit line they could call upon during a crisis.