He lurched up the aisle, falling against two tables on the way and getting his hand wet in somebody's coffee.

他突然歪向走道边，撞到了路中间的两张桌子,手还碰到了别人的咖啡。

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Now suddenly, the word is that it's falling, so suddenly they don't want these homes, so the inventory of unsold homes has shot up; builders can't sell them and prices are falling.

忽然,房价开始暴跌,楼市无人问津,待售房屋存量急剧上升,建筑商卖不动房子,房价暴跌

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