233.Pay the Interest

Jake and Larry are brothers.
杰克和拉里是兄弟。
They used to be friends.
他们曾经是朋友。
They used to talk to each other.
他们曾经互相交谈。
But now they aren't friends.
但现在他们不是朋友了。
Now they don't talk to each other.
现在他们不再互相交谈了。
They have a problem.
他们有一个问题。
The problem is money.
问题是钱。
Jake had borrowed $500 from Larry.
杰克向拉里借了500美元。
Larry had lent $500 to Jake.
拉里借给杰克500美元。
Jake paid Larry back.
杰克还钱给拉里了。
Jake paid Larry back the $500.
杰克还给拉里500美元。
Larry was not happy.
拉里不高兴。
Larry wanted interest.
拉里想要利息。
He wanted $50 interest.
他想要50美元的利息。
Jake said Larry had not asked for interest.
杰克说拉里当时没有要求利息。
Jake said, "You didn't ask for interest. I won't pay you interest."
杰克说：“你没有要求利息。我不会付你利息。”
Larry said he wanted 10 percent interest.
拉里说他要10%的利息。
He said 10 percent was not much.
他说10%不多。
Jake said 10 percent was too much.
杰克说10%太多了。
He said, "You are my brother. You aren't a bank. A bank charges interest. A brother doesn't charge interest."
他说：“你是我兄弟。你不是银行。银行收利息。兄弟不收利息。”
Larry said that everyone charges interest.
拉里说每个人都会收利息。
Friends charge interest.
朋友收利息。
Parents charge interest.
父母收利息。
Sisters charge interest.
姐妹收利息。
Brothers charge interest.
兄弟收利息。