Cities go bankrupt and they just can't pay, so you as a buyer of these bonds feel reluctant to invest in them.

如果一市政府破产了,他们将无法支付,因此作为投资人,你可能不想购买它

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and for whatever reason they can't afford to pay the rent anymore.

但因为各种各样的原因，他们无法继续支付租金。

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The subprime crisis is happening today because home prices are falling and with falling home prices more subprime borrowers are failing to pay their mortgage.

次贷危机之所以会发生,时因为房屋的价格在下降,随着房屋价格的下降更多的次贷借款人,将会无法支付他们的贷款

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The idea is that people who don't have much money can't afford expensive lawyers and they can't figure it out and they really shouldn't be investing in hedge funds.

那些钱不足以支付昂贵律师费,无法解决资金问题的人,实在不该投资对冲基金

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Now, the problem is that if you invest in bonds from some state or local government, they might not pay you back; they can just go bankrupt.

现在的问题是如果你投资了,州或者地方政府发行的债券,他们可能无法支付,他们可能会破产

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If banks get in trouble and they can't pay out -if one bank gets in trouble and can't pay out on its deposits, then that can bring the whole system down because it can cause a panic among investors -among depositors and banks -and create a run on a bank.

如果银行出现问题而且他们无法支付...,如果一家银行出现问题,并且无法支付提取的存款,那么这就会使得整个系统崩溃,因为这会在投资者中引起恐慌...,在存款人和银行中引起恐慌,并且造成银行挤兑

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