All of this came at the expense of working Americans, who were fighting harder and harder just to stay afloat - often borrowing against inflated home values to pay their bills.

所有这些都以美国劳动人民的辛劳为代价，他们不停的努力奋斗只是为了能够度过难关——常常只能利用膨胀的房屋价格来贷款偿付日常开销。

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All of this came at the expense of working Americans, who were fighting harder and harder just to stay afloat - often borrowing against inflated home values to pay their bills.

所有这些都以美国劳动人民的辛劳为代价，他们不停的努力奋斗只是为了能够度过难关——常常只能利用膨胀的房屋价格来贷款偿付日常开销。

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