Bear had put many of its eggs in one basket-mortgage-backed securities-and these were fast turning rotten, and impossible to sell, as house prices tumbled.

因为贝尔的做法就象是将很多鸡蛋放进了一个篮子里，即放入抵押支持的证券里，当房价跌落时，这些鸡蛋快速地腐烂，不可能出售。

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Goldman traders made a mint betting house prices would drop even as the bank continued to sell mortgage-backed securities, leading some to question its claim that clients come first.

在它持续性售出与次贷相关的有价证券的同时，内部经纪人因为押注预期下跌的房价而获利甚多。因而，便有人质疑它那“客户至上”的金玉良言是否该改为“客户之上”。

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Goldman traders made a mint betting house prices would drop even as the bank continued to sell mortgage-backed securities, leading some to question its claim that clients come first.

ECONOMIST: Goldman Sachs