So many of our financial institutions were created in the 1930s because that was a time when everything was being shaken up and it was a time when people were willing to consider something really different.

由于大萧条时期的动荡,和对人们生活的冲击,人们便愿意想一些与以往不同的东西,所以自那时之后,大量的金融衍生工具如雨后春笋般的出现了。

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I was like, "it's a castle from 1400." I was like, "America wasn't even built by 1400."

我想说“建于1400年的城堡。那时都还没有美国呢。”

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You had cable cars going everywhere,

那时你可以搭乘有线缆车去你想去的任何地方。

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