1. But no one could have possibly guessed the truth — that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scotla
    可是谁也没有料到这个事实：这个财源滚滚、举止友好的人并非什么勋爵，而是一名政府公务员。他幻想自己是位苏格兰贵族，并从苏格兰场（即伦敦警察总署）盗用钱财来买这个贵族头衔。

2. To partially overcome the problem of funds and to speed the import of Western technology, Hungary sold a 30% stake in its national phone company to two Western companies.
    为了部分地解决资金问题, 加速输入西方技术，匈牙利将国有电话公司30%的股权出售给了两家西方公司。

3. He was arrested for embezzling company funds.
    他因盗用公司资金而被捕。

4. In many Japanese homes, the funds are administered by the wife.
    在许多日本家庭里, 钱都是由妻子来掌管的。

5. In a special series of treaties, Eastern European countries and other nations, including the United States, have set up special funds for environmental cleanups and improving the region’s power plants.
    通过签订一系列专门性条约，东欧国家已与许多其它国家，包括美国，设立了用来净化环境和改善该地区发电厂的特别基金。