A battle is unfolding in the south china sea : the fight to win the pocketbooks of china 's richest citizens .

南中国海打响了一场战役：争夺中国富豪的钱包。

But the system also took an enormous economic toll on personal pocketbooks .

但是，这种体制却让个人的财力蒙受了巨大的损失。

Helping people understand false claims in ads may help them tighten their pocketbooks and avoid debt .

帮助人们明白广告中虚假的说法可能会帮助他们扣紧钱夹，避免债务。

But with their high price , the vaccines are straining national and state health budgets as well as family pocketbooks .

但是随着疫苗高昂的价格，它们改变了国家和各州政府的卫生保健经费，也改变了许多家庭的钱袋。

If the new social-security taxes are collected aggressively , foreigners are likely to gripe the plan is a grab for their pocketbooks .

如果新社会保障税的征收力度很大，外籍人士很可能会抱怨这一计划使他们钱包变瘪。