1·I may have an "IOU" from someone or I may own a bond from someone that promises to pay me something in a year or two years.
也许我握有一份欠条，或是一份合约，某人承诺，在一年或者两年内支付我一些钱。
2·What you could do hundreds of years ago-- and can still do it today-- was go to a bank and present this bond or IOU and say, "What will you give me for it?"
在数百年前你们能做的,在今天还是能够做到的就是,到银行出示这份合约或欠条,问,你们根据它能给我多少钱
3·He smokes tobacco, some sad to say:" that allows you to write IOU, is also afraid you young and frivolous, give up halfway, forcing you to move forward. ""
他抽着旱烟，有些伤感地说：“当时让你写欠条，也是怕你年少轻狂，半途而废，逼着你往前走呢。
1·That should clean Nakheel's SLATE with half its contractors, the firm says. The other half will have their claims settled by a mix of cash and a tradable IOU.
棕榈岛集团表示，一半承包商会得到现金支付款，另一半承销商的欠款将以现金和可流通借据的形式支付。
2·A bond, of course, is just an IOU, a promise to pay back money with interest by certain dates.
债券，当然，这只是一个借据，承诺到期归还并支付利息的纸条。
3·The other half will have their claims settled by a mix of cash and a tradable IOU.
棕榈岛集团表示，一半承包商会得到现金支付款，另一半承销商的欠款将以现金和可流通借据的形式支付。
4·When you borrowed the money to buy your home, you signed a promissory note - an IOU.
当你借来的钱去买你的家，你签本票安借据。
5·IoU that is accepted in payment for services rendered can be regarded as money.
任何为服务支付、并被接受的借据，都可以被视作是货币。