Trading goods at a loss amounted to an indirect subsidy from the neighboring giants.

亏本交易商品相当于邻近巨头的间接补贴。

The postal service has to use its own revenue from things like stamps and package deliveries to operate although it does receive indirect government subsidies such as having a protected monopoly on delivering First Class mail.

尽管确实会有来自政府的间接补贴，比如在投递特快邮件方面拥有受保护的垄断地位，但邮政服务部门必须利用从邮票和包裹投递等物品中获得的收入来经营。