Now, if that happens these homes are the collateral to the banks for all these mortgages and we're going to have -and probably do have already--a recession.

如果那种情况发生了的话,这些房子是银行对房屋抵押贷款的唯一担保品,那我们将会面临,-很可能现在正在面临着--经济衰退。

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In other words, securities that were themselves backed by subprime loans.

所谓次级债券,就是那些靠次级贷款担保的证券

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The FHA is specifically aimed at guaranteeing mortgages for low-income people and it was a vision that Roosevelt had to bring more and more people into owning homes in this country.

联邦住宅管理局专门,为低收入者提供抵押贷款担保,这是罗斯福的一个构想,他希望这个国家能有更多的人,能够住进自己的房子

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Of course, banks would be reluctant to do it by themselves, but the government's coming with a checkbook to write the money, so they can make the mortgage, and guarantees it.

当然,银行不愿亲自操刀,但是政府带着大量拨款来了,由他们发放抵押贷款,并给予担保

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