Some economists blame speculative transactions such as "naked short selling" for plunging the world economy into a financial crisis.

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After the passage is over, Milton addresses Alpheus, a river god -the god who was noted for plunging the course of his river underground in order to chase the nymph Arethuse who had been turned into a fountain.

这段结束后，弥尔顿引用了河神阿尔甫斯,那位因私底下掀起河流的波浪而闻名的神,以此来与被变成海底之泉的女神阿托瑞萨相互融合。

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The dollar is plunging, -and the dollar is plunging perhaps maybe just around a little bit -- That's been sinking for some months now-- -because America has been living beyond her means borrowing 2 billion a day from foreign nations.

美元大幅走低，-我插一句，美元确实下跌了一点点,且几个月来持续疲软-,-原因在于美国长久以来一直入不敷出,财政赤字每天增长20亿。

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