balance book

基本解释

In social activities, some people always try to "balance the book" when they get favors.
在社會交往方麪，有些人縂喜歡“投之以李，報之以桃”
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Students hold a piece of paper between their legs as they balance a book on their heads during etiquette training at a vocational school in Beijing.
在北京一所職業學校進行的禮儀訓練期間，學生們的頭上頂著一本書的同時，兩腿腿之間還要夾著一張紙。
Overtime, it could boost the US's income sufficiently high to balance its book. In this strategy, the US will continue to rely on foreign money but for investment, not consumption.
加班加點可以增加收入以平衡帳目，但這一策略下，美國將繼續依賴外滙，不過是變消費爲投資。

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Its strong balance sheet should enable it to increase book value despite economic turbulence.
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