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1.By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.

更换供货商之后，这个公司省下了数千英镑的进口税。

2.Boston University might pay thousands of dollars for your bassoonist child to play in its orchestra.

波士顿大学可能会为您在它的管弦乐队里作低音双簧管手的孩子付数千甚至上万的学费。

3.Businesses fret that this will lead to thousands of local referenda each year and make it dauntingly tough for anyone to build a new office, factory or theme park.

商界担心此会导致每年数千次的地方性投票，任何人想一个新办公室、工厂、或主题公园都将在重重投票的震慑面前步维艰。