down payment

The best that America's reviled politicians could say was that the deal was a "down payment" on serious future spending cuts.

那些被舆论痛斥的政客所能说的最好听的话是，这桩预算案只是未来严厉削减开支计划的预付款而已。

How much is the down payment?

首期租金是多少？

however, this was just a taste, or down payment, of the ultimate fulfillment.

然而，这只是终极应验的预尝或预付款。

Lower prices have made a home more affordable to those who were conscientious in saving a down payment and are truly ready to purchase.

更低的价格让那些有能力用自己的储蓄支付定金，真正准备置业的人得到机会。

In Washington, the plan is often described as a down payment on the new green economy.

在华盛顿，该计划通常被认为是新的绿色经济的首期付款。

On January 26th he made what he called "a down-payment" on those pledges, signing two executive orders concerning greenhouse-gas emissions.

一月二十六号，他签署了两项有关温室气体排放的行政命令，并将此举戏称为是对当初那些承诺的“首付款”。

Buyers must make at least a 50% down payment on a second home , even if it is their first mortgage .

第二套房首付金额至少需达到房屋价值的50%，首次按揭也不例外。

The proposed change to a retirement age of 63 from 61 is just a modest down payment.

提议要把退休年龄从61岁推延到63岁，不过是微不足道的首期罢了。

This year already, authorities have raised the bank reserve requirement twice and increased the required down payment on land purchases.

今年以来，中国官方已两次上调银行存款准备金率，还提高了参与竞拍土地前需缴纳的保证金比例。

This week's German plan to set up several bad banks was no more than a down payment on the restructuring ahead.

德国本周设立几家“坏账银行”的计划不过是为将来的重组预付定金罢了。

Canada requires any mortgage with a less than 20 percent down payment to be insured, and those mortgages are much less common there.

加拿大规定，任何低于百分之二十的首期贷款都需要获得担保，而这样的抵押贷款在加拿大是很不寻常的。

But in the meantime I thought perhaps you could choose one or two volumes for a down payment.

在这当儿我想你不妨挑一两本书作为我的首付款。

Policies must be in place to ensure that homeowners provide a responsible down payment of equity in the initial purchase of a loan.

必须制定政策确保房主在首次申请按揭贷款时交付合理的首付款；

Further, all first-home buyers will now have to pay a down payment of at least 30 percent of the purchase price, according to the new rules.

此外，所有首次购房者将不得不支付至少百分之30的购买价，根据新的规则。

They were planning to use the money they saved for a down payment on a future home.

他们打算将省下来的钱用来为以后买房交首付。

The couple made a $10, 000 down payment and decided to try for a child using a college-educated American egg donor and their own sperm.

这对伴侣付了10,000美元的定金，决定用一位有大学学历的美国捐献者的卵子和他们自己的精子试着要一个孩子。

Finally, William worries that if he wanted to save for a down payment, it'd take him years.

最后，威廉担心，如果他想存储来支付首付，这会花费他很多年。

She makes a down payment of $10 and pays a $5 service fee. Over the next two months she pays off the rest.

她得到10%的优惠，服了5美元的服务费，而在以后的两个月内付清下余货款。

Each of these places reminds us that investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure are an essential down payment on our future.

这些地方中的每一个都提醒我们在教育、创新以及基础建设上的投资是对我们未来的必要首付。

Now, when a city-dwelling man wants to marry, three generations have to pool money for a home down payment.

现在，当一个生活在城市里的男人想结婚时，房子的首付需要三代人“齐心协力”共筹。