1. Martine puts it down to, among other things,soap operas and instalment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important9 although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. 玛蒂娜将其归因于20世纪70年代推出的肥皂剧和分期付款计划。尽管是间接的,两者在降低出生率方面都发挥了重要的作用。
2. The final instalment on the loan is due next week. 贷款的最后一期付款下个星期到期。
3. Upper-bracket taxpayers who elected to pay their tax increase in instalments must pay the third instalment by April 15. 选择分期支付增税的高额纳税人必须在4月15日之前交纳第3期税款。
4. I bought the house by instalment. 我用分期付款购买房子。
5. The ones who did not receive the instalment offer. 是收到没有分期付款商品目录的顾客。