So what banks offer is liquidity -the ability to borrow short even though the loans that are made are long-term.

而银行就提供了流动性,即接受短期存款,但可以发放长期贷款的能力

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So do you think I could borrow five dollars from you?

你可以借我五块钱吗？

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It's a very common item of discussion at board meetings about how much should our company borrow, so they seek advice from financial experts.

董事会议中一个十分常见的议题就是,到底该借多少钱,所以他们会向金融专家寻求帮助

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They'd borrow to buy them, so if the value of the subprime loans went down just a little bit the SIV would be in trouble.

结构投资公司还借钱购买次级债,所以只要次级债贬值一点点,他们就麻烦了

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Each person who wants to borrow has to be met by somebody else who wants to lend, so the interest rate that we have in society is the compromise.

想借钱的人必须找到,愿意放贷的人,因此社会中的利率是各方协调的结果

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So, a company can borrow money.

一家公司可以借钱

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