1·Besides the aurum oblaticium, and the obligation of the wealthier of their class to fill the office of consul or of praetor, they were liable to a special property tax paid in specie.
除贡金和富有者担任执政官或司法官所承担的费用外,元老们还要交纳一种用硬币支付的特别财产税。
2·Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial life.
礼貌是社会生活固定的中介,就像硬币之于商业生活。