Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

-- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

劳动力是第一个价格，最初的购买——所有东西的钱。世界上所有的财富最初并不是靠黄金和白银购买的，而是靠劳动购买的。

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In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized.

在个别工业中，妇女劳工发挥重要作用，任何提倡提高工资、缩短工作时间等的运动，从一开始就不会因为没有组织的女工的态度而注定失败。

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Making a cartoon occupied usually about three full days, two spent in labour and one in removing the appearance of labour.

制作一幅卡通画通常要花费整整三天的时间，其中两天用于分娩，另一天用于消除分娩的表象。

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Purchasing power is a license to purchase power.

购买力是购买权力的许可证。

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It takes me a long time to make a big purchase.

我花了很长时间才买了一大笔东西。

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