That could put Greece in the high risk investment category, making it very difficult for the country to borrow money.

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That's an incredibly important distinction because, think about it,if what you want to do is get rich, you can put together a reasonable investment record and then raise staggering amounts of money.

这点非常重要,仔细想想,如果你只想着赚钱,你可以拼凑一份合理出色的投资记录,然后募集到巨额资金

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They might put only 10% down on a house, so you buy a house for $300,000 and you put $30,000 down; that's an investment of $30,000 but it's highly risky because you are very leveraged when you only put 10% down.

他们也许只付了总房价的10%,若你买了30万的房子,但只交了3万,这是一笔3万元投资,但却是高风险的,只支付10%时,你的杠杆率就很高了

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