All this is bad news, because it means that things are as they were and our enduring capacities for brutality, distortion, and conformity are bound to bear more bitter fruit in the future.

所有的这些都是坏消息，因为这意味着事情就像他们本来的那样，意味着我们对残酷，扭曲的容忍能力，意味着顺从必然会在将来忍受更痛苦的苦果。

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Late in the day, Bear Stearns issued a news release, quoting Mr. Schwartz as saying that the company's "balance sheet, liquidity, and capital remain strong."

当日晚些时候，贝尔斯登发布消息，引用施瓦茨的话，声称“公司的资产负债表、资金流动性与资产仍然表现正常”。

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After all, the news has been so gloomy, what with the write-downs on mortgage-related bonds, the exposure to a slowing American economy and the crisis at Bear Stearns.

关于金融股的消息的确一直都很负面：抵押贷款相关债券损失、美国经济减速风险，还有贝斯登(Bear Stearns)危机。

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The oddest messengers can bear important news.

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Worry in the mortgage market was so palpable Wednesday following Bear's news that Lehman Brothers was forced to publicly refute rumors that circulated through Wall Street trading desks suggesting the bank was also preparing to announce steep losses in one of its funds tied to mortgage bonds.

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Worry in the mortgage market was so palpable Wednesday following Bear's news that Lehman Brothers (nyse: LEH - news - people ) was forced to publicly refute rumors that circulated through Wall Street trading desks suggesting the bank was also preparing to announce steep losses in one of its funds tied to mortgage bonds.

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