1. These indentured servants were treated as slaves for the period during which they had sold their time to American employers. 这些契约仆人在将自己的时间卖给美国雇主的期间被当作奴隶对待。
2. Surprisingly, Bailyn suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the driving forces of transatlantic migration. 令人惊讶的是，贝林认为那些雇佣契约仆役的人是跨大西洋移民的驱动力。
3. Bailyn's third proposition suggests two general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as indentured servants, another came to acquire land. 贝林的第三个主张提出了在成千上万的移民中普遍存在的两种模式：一种是契约仆役，另一种是为了获得土地。
4. They are descendants of indentured importees. 他们是契约外来工的后代。
5. His son was indentured to the local blacksmith. 他的儿子拜当地的铁匠为师签订了师徒合同。
