Contracting

例句:

• There are two ways of contracting a chimney; one by contracting the opening _before_ the fire, the other by contracting the funnel _above_ the fire. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• She appears to regard their number and value as evidence of the disinterested affection of the contracting parties. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• A vulcanite or other strip is easily affected by differences of temperature, expanding and contracting by reason of the minutest changes. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A sinking fund, though instituted for the payment of old, facilitates very much the contracting of new debts. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The want of parsimony, in time of peace, imposes the necessity of contracting debt in time of war. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

校对:南森