That justified relaxed lending standards. Homeowners with weak credit histories could refinance loans on more favorable terms in two or three years because the value of their houses would have risen.

而这种看法使得放宽借贷标准有了正当的理由：那些信贷记录不佳的住房拥有者可以在二到三年的时间里以更加优惠的条款进行再融资，因为届时他们的房产已经升值了。

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Since 1999 until recently, the two time standards have been in close enough synch to escape any need to add a leap second, NIST said.

该协会说，从1999年开始到最近几年，原子时和天文时一直处于同步状态，所以不需要增加一个闰秒。

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There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who don't have any problem with watching things that are randomly stretched or squashed, and decent human beings who still have standards.

这个世界上只有两种人：其中一种，无论铺在或拍在他们面前的东西是什么样子，他们都能甘之如饴；而另外一种人则保持了人类高贵的天性，没有放弃对品质的追求。

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Hundreds of thousands of new homes have been built over the last two years which have not only greatly improved living standards but also provided jobs and contributed to a boom in the construction industry.

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