Speculators swarmed Wilmington and, having the ready cash, bought up boatloads of goods and held them for a rise in prices. The rise always came, for with the increasing scarcity of necessities, prices leaped higher by the month.

 
  • 投机家们云集在威尔明顿,他们用手里的现款买下一船船货物囤积起来,待价而沽,高价是随时会来的,因为生活必需品愈来愈紧缺,物价月月上涨。
今日热词
目录 附录 查词历史